SynthesisGeneral hospital psychiatry
Posttraumatic stress disorder in organ transplant recipients: a systematic review.
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- Prevalence and incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder and symptoms in people with chronic somatic diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- The experiences of adult heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation recipients: A systematic review of qualitative research evidence.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Examining the role of social workers within clinical metabolic genetics care.Molecular genetics and metabolism reports · 2026Review
- Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Patients on Ventricular Assist Device Support: Something to Worry About?Clinical transplantation · 2026Article
- One-year functional and neuropsychological outcomes of liver transplant recipients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation.Canadian liver journal · 2026Article
- The Critical Role of Mental Health Specialists in Organ Transplantation Teams: An ELPAT Position Statement.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026Article
- Perspectives on Accessing Mental Health Supports for Youth Living With Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms After a Solid Organ Transplant.Pediatric transplantation · 2025Article
- Aspects of Self-Management After Solid Organ Transplantation-A Scoping Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Review
- Factors Influencing Stress Disorders in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients After Liver Transplantation: A Cross-Sectional Study.Annals of transplantation · 2024Article
- Chronic Postsurgical Pain Following Lung Transplantation: Characteristics, Risk Factors, Treatment, and Prevention: A Narrative Review.Pain and therapy · 2024Review
- Post-intensive cardiac care outpatient long-term outreach clinic (PICCOLO clinic): Defining health care needs and outcomes among coronary care unit survivors.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2024Article
- Psychosocial Diagnosis and Treatment Before and After Organ Transplantation.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2023Article
- Fatigue as Mediator Factor in PTSD-Symptoms after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Donor and Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping Review of What We Know and What We Don't.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Mental Disorders in a German Kidney Transplant Population: Results of a KTx360°-Substudy.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2022Article
- Dialysis, Distress, and Difficult Conversations: Living with a Kidney Transplant.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A Sorrow Shared Is a Sorrow Halved? Patient and Parental Anxiety Associated with Venipuncture in Children before and after Liver Transplantation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Psychological Distress and Its Association With Quality of Life in Organ Transplant Recipients During COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Medically Induced Exacerbation of PTSD Following Lung Transplantation: A Case Series.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2020Article
- ICD-11 Adjustment Disorder among Organ Transplant Patients and Their Relatives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo summarize and critically review the existing literature on the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following organ transplantation, risk factors for posttransplantation PTSD and the relationship of posttransplant PTSD to other clinical outcomes including health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and mortality.
methodsWe conducted a systematic literature review using PubMed, CINAHL Plus, the Cochrane Library and PsycInfo and a search of the online contents of 18 journals.
resultsTwenty-three studies were included. Posttransplant, the point prevalence of clinician-ascertained PTSD ranged from 1% to 16% (n=738), the point prevalence of questionnaire-assessed substantial PTSD symptoms ranged from 0% to 46% (n=1024) and the cumulative incidence of clinician-ascertained transplant-specific PTSD ranged from 10% to 17% (n=482). Consistent predictors of posttransplant PTSD included history of psychiatric illness prior to transplantation and poor social support posttransplantation. Posttransplant PTSD was consistently associated with worse mental HRQOL and potentially associated with worse physical HRQOL.
conclusionsPTSD may impact a substantial proportion of organ transplant recipients. Future studies should focus on transplant-specific PTSD and clarify potential risk factors for, and adverse outcomes related to, posttransplant PTSD.
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