Review article

The Importance of Psychological Support in Solid Organ Transplantation

Ana-Strahinja Ratković Uršić

Abstract

Despite undeniable advances in the field of transplant medicine, there is still room to improve the quality of the entire process and its outcomes. Taking care of the psychological well-being of patients and their families before and after transplantation gives opportunity to perfect the transplantation procedure. Both pre-transplant and post-transplant periods pose a number of challenges and adaptation requirements for patients and their families, and with a timely psychosocial evaluation, we enable the detection of individual psychosocial difficulties and the provision of the most suitable psychological interventions and treatments. The inclusion of clinical psychologists and psychiatrists in transplantation teams provides a holistic approach to each patient and ensures the maintenance of psychological stability and medical perseverance throughout the procedure, the absence of which represents a significant risk for the success of the transplantation procedure.

Keywords

organ transplantation; psychosocial evaluation; psychological support

Hrčak ID:

315871

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/315871

Publication date:

9.4.2024.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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