Psychosocial adaptation after liver transplantation with particular reference to recipients aware of their cancer.
Eur J Surg Oncol
; 22(3): 240-4, 1996 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-8654604
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the Psychosocial adjustment in 40 patients who received orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for several endstage liver diseases. Twenty patients were grafted because they suffered from liver Cancer as well as cirrhosis. Particular attention was paid to evaluating whether cancer could affect recipients' coping with transplant. Each patient underwent a semi-structured interview to obtain information on their psychosocial life, relationship with the donor, organ acceptance and life expectancy. Interview was performed I year after transplantation. A psychodiagnostic evaluation was also performed using a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) and a Human Figure Test. Psychosocial adaptation in everyday life following liver transplantation seemed good in most of the patients, whatever the indication for transplantation might be. It can he seen that by replacing the diseased organ a high percentage of oncological patients overcame their fear of cancer.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Adaptação Psicológica
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Transplante de Fígado
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Neoplasias Hepáticas
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article