A Study on Emotional-Affective Aspects and the Perception of General Health in Kidney Transplant Subjects

Abstract Background Transplantation has profound psychological implications. Psychodiagnostic assessments with structured instruments (scales, questionnaires) may be insufficient for bringing out the deeper aspects of the personality. Patients and Methods Thirty kidney transplant recipients underwen...

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Published in:Transplantation proceedings 2015-09, Vol.47 (7), p.2135-2138
Main Authors: Pistorio, M.L, Veroux, M, Giaquinta, A, Sinagra, N, Corona, D, Veroux, P, De Pasquale, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Diagnostic Self Evaluation
Emotions
Female
Humans
Kidney Transplantation - psychology
Male
Mental Health
Middle Aged
Perception
Quality of Life
Surgery
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transplant Recipients - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Background Transplantation has profound psychological implications. Psychodiagnostic assessments with structured instruments (scales, questionnaires) may be insufficient for bringing out the deeper aspects of the personality. Patients and Methods Thirty kidney transplant recipients underwent the Thematic Apperception Test to detect significant variables hypothetically related to characteristics of the study sample and the SF-36 to assess quality of life. Results The variable of Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) “communication difficulties” was significantly correlated with the dimensions of the SF-36 “emotional role functioning,” “social activities,” and “mental health.” The dimension of SF-36 “general health” did not interfere with the variable of TAT “constricted effect.” Conclusions This study is considered to be particularly useful in detecting the emergence of “removed difficulties” that transplanted subjects are not inclined to recognize. The analysis of these aspects is necessary to plan individualized psychotherapy pathways.
ISSN:0041-1345
1873-2623
DOI:10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.01.034