Psychosocial Characteristics of Patients Evaluated for Kidney, Liver, or Heart Transplantation. 2023

Nadine Gronewold, and Fabian Schunn, and Andreas Ihrig, and Gwendolyn Mayer, and Sascha Wohnsland, and Petra Wagenlechner, and Maren Leuschner, and Michael M Kreusser, and Claudia Sommerer, and Christian Rupp, and Hans-Christoph Friederich, and Jobst-Hendrik Schultz, and Bastian Bruns
From the Departments of General Internal Medicine and Psychosomatics (Gronewold, Schunn, Ihrig, Mayer, Wohnsland, Wagenlechner, Leuschner, Friederich, Schultz, Bruns), Radiation Oncology and Radiation Therapy (Schunn), and Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site (Kreusser, Bruns), Heidelberg/Mannheim; and Departments of Nephrology and Renal Center Heidelberg (Sommerer) and Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases (Rupp), Intoxication, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Psychosocial parameters play a pivotal role in organ recipient evaluation before wait-listing for transplantation because of their impact on organ and patient outcome. Patients in need of heart (HTx), liver (LTx), or kidney transplantation (KTx) face distinct physical and psychological challenges. This study compares the psychosocial characteristics and preferences for additional therapy for patients undergoing assessment for these three types of organ transplantation to optimize patient-tailored psychological, social, and other supportive interventions. We conducted a cross-sectional, observational study with 1110 potential transplantation candidates (LTx, n = 544; KTx, n = 330; HTx, n = 236), psychosocial status was determined for depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Scale), anxiety symptoms (seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener), health-related quality of life (36-Item Short Form Health Survey), perceived social support (Perceived Social Support Questionnaire), sense of coherence (SoC; short form of the Sense of Coherence Scale), self-efficacy (General Self-Efficacy Short Scale), and body image (German Body Image Questionnaire-20). Preferences for additional supportive therapy were assessed dichotomously. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance and χ2 tests. Patient groups differed significantly regarding depression ( F (2,1107) = 35.283, p < .001, partial η2 = 0.01), anxiety ( F (2,1107) = 15.027, p < .001, partial η2 = 0.03), health-related quality of life (physical: F (2,1107) = 96.772, p < .001, partial η2 = 0.15; mental: F (2,1107) = 11.442, p < .001, partial η2 = 0.02), perceived social support ( F (2,1107) = 20.813, p < .001, partial η2 = 0.04), SoC ( F (2,1107) = 12.920, p < .001, partial η2 = 0.02), self-efficacy ( F (2,1107) = 17.308, p < .001, partial η2 = 0.03), and body image (rejecting body evaluation: F (2,1107) = 5.006, p = .007, partial η2 = 0.01; vital body dynamics: F (2,1107) = 40.216, p < .001, partial η2 = 0.07). Patients evaluated for HTx showed the highest psychosocial impairment and the highest inclination regarding additional supportive therapy. Patients evaluated for HTx, LTx, and KTx have distinct psychosocial characteristics and treatment preferences. HTx patients display the highest psychosocial impairment. We suggest psychocardiological treatment structures for optimal outcome.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D011788 Quality of Life A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral, social environment as well as health and disease. HRQOL,Health-Related Quality Of Life,Life Quality,Health Related Quality Of Life
D001828 Body Image Individuals' concept of their own bodies. Body Identity,Body Representation,Body Schema,Body Images,Body Representations,Body Schemas,Identity, Body,Image, Body,Representation, Body,Schema, Body
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
D003863 Depression Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER present in neurotic and psychotic disorders. Depressive Symptoms,Emotional Depression,Depression, Emotional,Depressive Symptom,Symptom, Depressive
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001007 Anxiety Feelings or emotions of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster but not disabling as with ANXIETY DISORDERS. Angst,Anxiousness,Hypervigilance,Nervousness,Social Anxiety,Anxieties, Social,Anxiety, Social,Social Anxieties
D012944 Social Support Support systems that provide assistance and encouragement to individuals with physical or emotional disabilities in order that they may better cope. Informal social support is usually provided by friends, relatives, or peers, while formal assistance such as COMMUNITY SUPPORT is provided by churches, groups, etc. Perceived Social Support,Social Care,Online Social Support,Care, Social,Online Social Supports,Perceived Social Supports,Social Support, Online,Social Support, Perceived,Social Supports, Online,Social Supports, Perceived,Support, Online Social,Support, Perceived Social,Support, Social,Supports, Perceived Social
D016027 Heart Transplantation The transference of a heart from one human or animal to another. Cardiac Transplantation,Grafting, Heart,Transplantation, Cardiac,Transplantation, Heart,Cardiac Transplantations,Graftings, Heart,Heart Grafting,Heart Graftings,Heart Transplantations,Transplantations, Cardiac,Transplantations, Heart

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