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Long‐term psychosocial outcomes after face transplantation: a patient's and a partner's perspective
Author(s) -
Lemmens Gilbert M.D.,
Hendrickx Hannelore,
Poppe Carine,
Roche Nathalie A.,
Peeters Patrick C.,
Vermeersch Hubert F.,
Rogiers Xavier,
Van Lierde Kristiane,
Blondeel Phillip N.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6427.12182
Subject(s) - psychosocial , transplantation , psychology , psychological resilience , quality of life (healthcare) , clinical psychology , anxiety , perspective (graphical) , social support , medicine , developmental psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , artificial intelligence , computer science
To date, psychosocial outcomes after face transplantation are promising, although the impact on family relationships is less well investigated. Depressive and anxiety symptoms, resilience, spousal support, dyadic adjustment, family functioning of a patient and the partner were assessed before, and two, three and four years after the face transplantation. Most psychological, marital and family scores of both partners remained within a normative and healthy range at follow‐up. Resilience, illness cognitions, physical quality of life, and family affective responsiveness and communication of the patient further improved, whereas the partner reported higher resilience and dyadic consensus at four years after transplantation. The results of this study point to positive long‐term psychosocial outcomes of a blind patient and his partner after face transplantation. Practitioner points Psychological health of patient and partner remains good after face transplantation Marital and family functioning remains stable after face transplantation and may even improve Face transplantation may strengthen the resilience of the patient and the partner