title: Social work practice with pre- and post-liver transplant patients: a retrospective self study.
abstract: This paper describes a retrospective, practice-based research study of social work interventions with liver transplant candidates and recipients. This study is based on a retrospective chart review conducted to examine psychosocial risk factors, interventions and medical outcomes. Psychosocial interventions provided to patients and families before and after transplant will be described as well as their relationship to medical outcomes. Research Findings and practice implications will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Social Work Services, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zilberfein
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hutson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007325:Institutional Practice; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D009519:New York City; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D018579:Patient Selection; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric