Open AccessDoes listing for heart transplant for longer than 30 days before ventricular assist device implantation influence utilization of psychotherapeutic support and outcome?
Author(s) -
Claudia Heilmann,
Nicola Kuijpers,
Friedhelm Beyersdorf,
Georg Trummer,
Michael BerchtoldHerz,
Wolfgang Zeh,
Anna Lena Stroh,
Kurt Fritzsche
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezr233
Subject(s) - psychosocial , transplantation , medicine , listing (finance) , distress , heart transplantation , psychosocial support , ventricular assist device , mental health , emotional distress , psychology , heart failure , psychiatry , clinical psychology , anxiety , finance , economics
Previous studies indicate that patients with mechanical ventricular assist devices (VADs) experience high psychosocial and emotional distress. Listing for transplant may trigger psychosocial adjustment to the transplantation as an upcoming critical life-event. We hypothesized that patients could profit from this adaptation when implantation of a VAD becomes necessary.
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