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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Growth following Kidney Transplantation

Kidney360, ISSN: 2641-7650, Vol: 3, Issue: 9, Page: 1590-1598
2022
  • 10
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 57
    Captures
  • 2
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    10
    • Citation Indexes
      10
  • Captures
    57
  • Mentions
    2
    • Blog Mentions
      1
      • Blog
        1
    • News Mentions
      1
      • News
        1

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Reports Outline Traumatic Stress Disorders Study Results from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Growth following Kidney Transplantation)

2023 AUG 21 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Disease Prevention Daily -- Data detailed on traumatic stress disorders have been presented.

Article Description

Background Kidney transplantation (KT) is a life-saving therapy for kidney failure. However, KT recipients can suffer from debilitating depression, post-Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and suicide. In contrast to PTSD, post-Traumatic growth (PTG) is a positive psychologic change in response to a challenging situation. PTG has been studied in other chronic diseases, but less is known about its role in the setting of KT. We sought to elucidate the prevalence, predictors, and the effect of PTSD and PTG on post-KT outcomes. We also considered the roles of benefit finding and resilience. Methods In a literature review, we identified publications that examined PTSD, PTG, benefit finding, and/or resilience in KT recipients. We excluded case reports and first-person narratives. Publications meeting the specified criteria after full text review underwent data abstraction and descriptive analysis. Results Of the 1013 unique citations identified, 39 publications met our criteria. PTSD was the most common construct evaluated (16 publications). Resilience was studied in 11 publications, PTG in nine, and benefit finding in five. Up to 21% of adult and 42% of pediatric KT recipients may experience PTSD, which is associated with lower quality of life (QOL), impaired sleep, and other psychiatric comorbidity. PTG was associated with improved QOL, kidney function, and reduced risk of organ rejection. Although benefit finding tended to increase post KT, resilience remained stable post KT. Like PTG, resilience was associated with lower psychologic distress and increased treatment adherence and confidence in the health care team. Conclusions PTG, resilience, and benefit finding appear to reduce the risk of PTSD, promote well-being, and reduce risk of graft failure in KT recipients. Future research to understand these relationships better will allow clinicians and researchers to develop interventions to promote PTG, resilience, and benefit finding, and potentially improve post-Transplant outcomes such as adherence and reducing risk of organ rejection.

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