title: Emotions while awaiting lung transplantation: A comprehensive qualitative analysis.
abstract: Patients awaiting lung transplantation are at risk of negative emotional and physical experiences. How do they talk about emotions? Semi-structured interviews were performed (15 patients). Categorical analysis focusing on emotion-related descriptions was organized into positive-negative-neutral descriptions: for primary and secondary emotions, evaluation processes, coping strategies, personal characteristics, emotion descriptions associated with physical states, (and) contexts were listed. Patients develop different strategies to maintain positive identity and attitude, while preserving significant others from extra emotional load. Results are discussed within various theoretical and research backgrounds, in emphasizing their importance in the definition of emotional support starting from the patient's perspective.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Switzerland.
authors.forename: Aurelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brügger
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV), Switzerland.
authors.forename: John-David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.affiliation: University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland.
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piot-Ziegler
keywords: context; emotion; interview; lung; pre-transplantation; qualitative; transplant; valence; wait