Influence of the psychological state of relatives on the quality of life of patients at 1 year after transplantation

Transplant Proc. 2008 Nov;40(9):3109-11. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.09.030.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anxiety
  • Cadaver
  • Cognition
  • Cost of Illness
  • Depression
  • Female
  • Health Status
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nuclear Family / psychology*
  • Quality of Life*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Social Behavior
  • Tissue Donors
  • Transplantation / economics
  • Transplantation / psychology*