title: Emotional management and quality of life in mother living versus multi-organ donor renal transplant recipients.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate psychological differences and quality of life between kidney recipients from living (mother) and multi-organ donor. Overall, 40 patients who had undergone both living (mother) and multi-organ kidney transplantation 3-6 months before were asked to complete four self-report instruments: Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Short Form Health Survey, Regulatory Emotional Self-efficacy, and Attachment Style Questionnaire. A greater difficulty in emotional, social, and mental health functioning was found in recipients receiving kidney from mother living donor. Moreover, in these patients, higher levels of avoidant attachment dimensions were associated with a worse quality of life.
authors.affiliation: 1 Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calia
authors.affiliation: 2 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: 1 Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aceto
authors.affiliation: 2 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pascolo
authors.affiliation: 2 Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: 1 Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Italy.
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
authors.affiliation: 1 Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Citterio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D000066498:Emotional Adjustment; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D057566:Self Report; D066027:Transplant Recipients / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: alexithymia; avoidant attachment dimensions; emotional management; living donor; quality of life; renal transplant