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Psychological functioning of pediatric lung transplant candidates/recipients: A review of the literature
Author(s) -
Brosig Cheryl L.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pediatric transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1399-3046
pISSN - 1397-3142
DOI - 10.1034/j.1399-3046.2003.00085.x
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , lung function , intensive care medicine , population , lung transplantation , lung , pediatrics , nursing , environmental health
Abstract: Although lung transplants are performed in children, experience with the pediatric population remains limited. There is growing interest in studying the psychological functioning and quality of life in these patients following transplant. There is a body of literature about quality of life in adult lung transplant recipients, but little is known about how pediatric patients and their families function psychologically after transplant. The current article summarizes the pediatric literature with respect to psychological outcomes for transplant recipients and their parents and points to areas where additional research is needed.