Trial reportJournal of nephrology2023
Waiting for a kidney transplant, a source of unavoidable but reversible anxiety: a prospective pilot study investigating a psychological intervention.
Trial report in Journal of nephrology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02690272 (" Expérience Vécue, Représentations et Processus Psychiques Chez Les Sujets en Attente de Transplantation Rénale "), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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" Expérience Vécue, Représentations et Processus Psychiques Chez Les Sujets en Attente de Transplantation Rénale "
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Psychosocial Risk Factors and Outcomes Among Men and Women With Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Undergoing Transplant Evaluation.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- Motivational psychological nursing reduces anxiety and depression in patients with rheumatic and immunological diseases combined with nephropathy.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundKidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease. Psychological problems and the presence of high anxiety have been described at various times over the course of transplantation, starting early at inclusion on the waiting-list. The objective of this study was to investigate anxiety symptoms among patients waiting for a transplant and the efficacy of a psychological intervention in the management of the anxiety.
methodsIn this prospective trial, 30 patients waiting for a first kidney transplantation were included. Medico-psycho-sociodemographic data were collected. Anxiety symptoms were assessed at inclusion using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory self-assessment questionnaire for state anxiety (Spielberger and Vagg in Inventaire d'anxiété état-trait, forme Y (STAI-Y) Paris, 1993). A second assessment was carried out after the psychological intervention, which consisted of three sessions conducted by a clinical psychologist.
resultsAnxiety scores were considerably higher in females compared to males (47.5 versus 33.0, p < 0.023) and among those who had a psychological treatment history (60 versus 37, p = 0.003). We found a correlation between the level of anxiety and the length of time spent on the waiting-list (r = 0.552, p = 0.002). Importantly, anxiety scores decreased significantly (44 versus 32, p < 0.0001) after the psychological intervention.
conclusionThis study suggests that early psychological support allows improving anxiety symptoms in patients wait-listed for a kidney transplant.
trial registrationClinical trial NCT02690272.
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