Open AccessPsychosocial burdens of a renal transplant recipient with COVID-19
Author(s) -
Nengneivah Haokip,
Puneet Rathore,
Sanjeev Kumar,
. Shweta,
V Krishnapriya,
Alice Thankachan,
Anitha Swamy,
Anuja Pandit,
Sushma Bhatnagar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_169_20
Subject(s) - psychosocial , medicine , covid-19 , psychosocial support , perspective (graphical) , intensive care medicine , transplantation , kidney transplantation , palliative care , psychiatry , nursing , pathology , disease , artificial intelligence , outbreak , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The impact of COVID-19 on transplant recipients is yet to be fully understood. Apart from the physical implications, little has been discussed regarding the psychosocial burden it exerts on the already chronically ill patients. Here, we discuss a case of a 40-year-old male who received kidney transplantation 2 years ago and has tested positive for COVID-19. At the time of admission, he presented with mild symptoms and subsequently developed fever for which he had been managed conservatively. However, a comprehensive approach addressing psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual domains from a palliative care physician's perspective is often overlooked, whether in times of COVID-19 or not and this report aims to identify and assess such gaps.