title: Child and family adjustment following pediatric solid organ transplantation: factors to consider during the early years post-transplant.
abstract: Adjusting to life after transplant can be challenging to pediatric solid organ transplant recipients and their families. In this review, we discuss a number of important factors to consider during the first 2-3 yr after transplant (defined as the "early years"), including transitioning from hospital to home, returning to physical activity, feeding and nutrition, school reentry, potential cognitive effects of transplant, family functioning, and QOL. We highlight steps that providers can take to optimize child and family adjustment during this period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Herma Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brosig
authors.forename: Ahna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fairey
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krempien
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McBride
authors.forename: Debra S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lefkowitz
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D018529:Nutritional Support; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: outcome; pediatric transplantation; psychosocial adjustment; quality of life