title: [The role of psychological representations in kidney transplantation. The reliability and validity of the Hungarian version of Transplanted Organ Questionnaire].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  According to interdisciplinary research the transplanted organ representations play an important role in successful transplantation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Hungarian version of Transplanted Organ Questionnaire in kidney transplant recipients.
  
  
  METHODS
  151 patients were assessed using the Spielberger Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory and the Transplanted Organ Questionnaire. Serum creatinine levels from routine clinical blood tests were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The scale showed good internal consistency (Cronbach-alpha = 0.89; 0.87; 0.80), and the test-retest reliability was excellent. The Transplanted Organ Questionnaire scores moderately correlated with depression, anxiety and posttraumatic growth. The "Psychological rejection" scale correlated with higher serum creatinine level (p = 0.001, t = 5.17).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The reliability and validity of the Hungarian version of Transplanted Organ Questionnaire in the studied sample were excellent. The questionnaire is a useful psychometric tool in the exploration of transplant patients' representations about the donor and the organ.
authors.affiliation: Sebészeti Klinika, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Szeged, Szőkefalvi-Nagy Béla u. 6., 6720.
authors.forename: Melinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Látos
authors.affiliation: Sebészeti Klinika, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Szeged, Szőkefalvi-Nagy Béla u. 6., 6720.
authors.forename: György
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lázár
authors.affiliation: Sebészeti Klinika, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Szeged, Szőkefalvi-Nagy Béla u. 6., 6720.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wittmann
authors.affiliation: Pszichológiai Intézet, Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Bölcsészettudományi Kar Szeged.
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Csabai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D004644:Emotions; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014177:Translations
keywords: anxiety; depression; depresszió; kidney transplant; psychometrics; pszichometriai vizsgálat; szorongás; vesetranszplantáció