ArticleJournal of clinical nursing2022
The relation between psychological distress and medication adherence in lung transplant candidates and recipients: A cross-sectional study.
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- Psychosocial Risk Factors and Outcomes Among Men and Women With Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Undergoing Transplant Evaluation.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
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- 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
- Association between negative emotional states, self-regulation skills, and immunosuppressive medication adherence in liver or kidney transplant recipients: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Mapping the research trends and hotspots on lung transplant nursing: insights from bibliometric analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- The Association Between Patient-Level Factors and Physical Function in Lung Transplant Recipients.Cardiopulmonary physical therapy journal · 2024Article
- Investigation of immunosuppressive treatment compliance, dyspnea, anxiety, and depression levels in lung transplant recipients: online interview.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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- The Intersection of Aging and Lung Transplantation: its Impact on Transplant Evaluation, Outcomes, and Clinical Care.Current transplantation reports · 2022Article
- The relation between psychological distress and medication adherence in lung transplant candidates and recipients: A cross-sectional study.Journal of clinical nursing · 2022Article
- The relationship between hemodialysis patients' treatment adherence, procrastination, and difficulty in emotion regulation: A cross-sectional study in southeast Iran.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
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objectivesTo explore the prevalence of psychological distress such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder and its associations with medication adherence in lung transplant patients.
backgroundPsychological distress after lung transplantation may impact clinical outcomes by associated behaviours such as non-adherence to medication. Evidence about the relation between psychological distress and medication adherence in lung transplant patients is limited and not well explained. DESIGN AND
methodsWe conducted a single-centre study with a cross-sectional design in 73 lung transplant candidates and 116 recipients. Questionnaires were the Brief Symptom Inventory, Impact of Event Scale and Basel Assessment of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medications Scale. The STROBE checklist was monitored.
resultsIn candidates, 39.7% reported (sub)clinical symptoms of depression, in recipients this was 21.6%. We observed suicidal ideation in recipients (8.6%), and candidates (5.5%). The prevalence of (sub)clinical symptoms of anxiety was 38.3% in candidates and 33.7% in recipients. After lung transplantation, 12% of the recipients reported clinical symptoms of PTSD related to the transplantation. Symptoms of anxiety and medication adherence were significantly and positively related in transplant recipients. We found no association between depressive or post-traumatic stress symptoms, and medication adherence.
conclusionsIn lung transplant patients, we found a high prevalence of symptoms of depression and anxiety. Recipients had high levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms related to the transplantation. The prevalence of suicidal ideation was unexpectedly high in recipients. After lung transplantation, higher levels of anxiety were related to better medication adherence. We propose that LTX recipients are very anxious to develop dyspnoea and therefore take their medication more conscientiously. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The clinical nurse specialist can play a key role in identifying and addressing psychological and behavioural problems. More prospective research on the role of anxiety and dyspnoea in lung transplant recipients is recommended.
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