Symptoms of anxiety and depression in different stages of organ transplant

From this ex post facto study, we analysed if symptoms of anxiety and depression of the patients varies after transplant in relation to the three main stages of the process: a) Intensive Care Unit (ICU – patient recently admitted to ICU after transplant), b) post-ICU (when a patient comes out of ICU...

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Autores: Pérez San Gregorio, María de los Ángeles, Martín Rodríguez, Agustín, Galán Rodríguez, Antonio
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/61145
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/61145
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Anxiety
Depression
Organ transplant
Psychological stages
Ex post facto study
Ansiedad
Depresión
Trasplante de órganos
Fases psicológicas
Estudio ex post facto
Ansiedade
Depressão
Transplante de órgãos
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Resumo:From this ex post facto study, we analysed if symptoms of anxiety and depression of the patients varies after transplant in relation to the three main stages of the process: a) Intensive Care Unit (ICU – patient recently admitted to ICU after transplant), b) post-ICU (when a patient comes out of ICU but remains in hospital), and c) post-hospital (when a year has passed after the transplant). 39 transplant patients were assessed in three different stages: ICU, post-ICU, and post-hospital. In each stage, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was applied and, in addition, during the first stage other information was obtained (socio-demographic, medical, etc.) by way of a psychosocial survey. Patients showed more symptoms of anxiety and depression in the ICU and post-hospital stages, diminishing in the post-ICU stage. After the organ transplant, it is noticed a psychological evolution in the shape of “U”, with an increase of psychological well-being in the middle stages.