Influence of the psychological state of relatives on the quality of life of patients at 1 year after transplantation.
We analyzed the influence of the psychological state of relatives on the quality of life of patients at 1 year after transplantation. We selected 2 groups: 94 transplant patients (47.9% liver, 40.4% kidney, and 11.7% heart) of mean age 49.42 years (SD, 11.21 years) and their close relatives (n = 94). All participants were assessed at 1 year after transplantation, using a Psychological Survey (both groups); the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Quality of Life Questionnaire (transplant patients); and the Leeds Scales for the Self-Assessment of Anxiety and Depression (relatives). The results revealed that transplant patients whose relatives had more symptoms of anxiety and depression at 1 year after transplantation showed a decreased quality of life.
Pérez-San-Gregorio
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Coordinación Sectorial de Trasplantes, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, and the Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológicos, Facultad de Psicología, Seville, Spain. anperez@us.es
Martín-Rodríguez
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Pérez-Bernal
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D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D002102:Cadaver; D003071:Cognition; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009679:Nuclear Family / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012919:Social Behavior; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014180:Transplantation / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology*