title: A psychosocial assessment interview of candidates for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
abstract: There is evidence that psychosocial issues are associated with poorer compliance and higher mortality in the post-transplant period. Thus, psychosocial assessment of candidates for transplantation is an important way of detecting early those patients who are susceptible to developing psychiatric symptoms and psychosocial difficulties during treatment. We developed a psychosocial structured interview to assess candidates for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The interview is a short and comprehensible instrument, requiring an average of 50 minutes to be completed.
authors.forename: Celso
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Neury Josè
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Botega
authors.forename: Carmino Antonio
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: De Souza
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support