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Psychosocial Status of Liver Transplant Candidates in Iran and Its Correlation with Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression and Anxiety
Joint Authors
Banihashemi, Maryam
Hafezi, Mohsen
Nasiri-Toosi, Mohsen
Jafarian, Ali
Abbasi, Mohammad Reza
Arbabi, Mohammad
Abdi, Maryam
Khavarian, Mahzad
Nejatisafa, Ali-Akbar
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
The study was aimed at providing a psychosocial profile for Iranian liver transplant candidates referred to an established liver transplantation program.
Material and Methods.
Patients assessed for liver transplant candidacy in Imam Khomeini Hospital (Tehran, Iran) between March 2013 and September 2014 were included.
The following battery of tests were administered: Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplant (PACT), the Short-Form health survey (SF-36), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
Results.
Psychosocial assessment in 205 liver transplant candidates revealed significant impairments in several SF-36 domains; social functioning was the least and physical functioning was the most impaired domains.
The prevalence of cases with probable anxiety and depressive disorders, according to HADS, was 13.8% and 5.6%, respectively.
According to PACT, 24.3% of the assessed individuals were considered good or excellent candidates.
In 11.2%, transplantation seemed poor candidate due to at least one major psychosocial or lifestyle risk factor.
Poor candidate quality was associated with impaired health-related quality of life and higher scores on anxiety and depression scales (p<0.05).
Conclusions.
Transplant programs could implement specific intervention programs based on normative databases to address the psychosocial issues in patients in order to improve patient care, quality of life, and transplant outcomes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Banihashemi, Maryam& Hafezi, Mohsen& Nasiri-Toosi, Mohsen& Jafarian, Ali& Abbasi, Mohammad Reza& Arbabi, Mohammad…[et al.]. 2015. Psychosocial Status of Liver Transplant Candidates in Iran and Its Correlation with Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression and Anxiety. Journal of Transplantation،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Banihashemi, Maryam…[et al.]. Psychosocial Status of Liver Transplant Candidates in Iran and Its Correlation with Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression and Anxiety. Journal of Transplantation No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Banihashemi, Maryam& Hafezi, Mohsen& Nasiri-Toosi, Mohsen& Jafarian, Ali& Abbasi, Mohammad Reza& Arbabi, Mohammad…[et al.]. Psychosocial Status of Liver Transplant Candidates in Iran and Its Correlation with Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression and Anxiety. Journal of Transplantation. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1070435
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1070435