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TRANSPLANTATION AND RETRANSPLANTATION – IMPACT ON EMOTIONAL STATE

Vera KLARIĆ ; Zadar General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Zadar, Croatia
DRAGAN KLARIĆ ; Center for Dialysis, Zadar, Croatia

Abstract

In our clinical practice, we are often faced with emotional difficulties of transplanted patients. Most are due to anxiety, difficulty in integrating newly recruited organ as its own, feeling of guilt, and difficulties with personal experience of self. Despite common presence of emotional difficulties, many studies describe improvement in the quality of life of transplant patients. However, the quality of life is deteriorating again in case of transplant rejection. In such situations, restlessness develops along with losing control over their own lives, a sense of failure, hopelessness and lack of prosperity ideas. Complex emotional experiencing is very important in strengthening the patient’s psychological health and personality, thus achieving better treatment compliance in general.

Keywords

transplantation; retransplantation; kidney; emotional state

Hrčak ID:

126816

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/126816

Publication date:

14.9.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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