Open AccessThe Transplant Evaluation Rating Scale (TERS): A Tool for the Psychosocial Evaluation of Lung Transplant Candidates
Author(s) -
Tanja Zimmermann,
Sarah Weusthoff,
Johannes Beneke,
J. Krüger,
I. Tudorache,
Jens Gottlieb,
Martina de Zwaan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
zeitschrift für psychosomatische medizin und psychotherapie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2196-8349
pISSN - 1438-3608
DOI - 10.13109/zptm.2018.64.2.172
Subject(s) - psychosocial , rating scale , scale (ratio) , medicine , medical physics , clinical psychology , intensive care medicine , computer science , psychology , psychiatry , cartography , developmental psychology , geography
An evaluation of psychosocial functioning prior to lung transplantation is advisable for anticipating behavioral difficulties and for screening for any psychological distress that might be harmful to posttransplantation outcomes and adjustment.