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Psychosocial issues in the assessment and management of patients undergoing lung transplantation.

Publication , Journal Article

Barbour, KA; Blumenthal, JA; Palmer, SM

Published in: Chest

May 2006

This review examines psychosocial issues among lung transplant patients from the time of assessment through the posttransplant period. Although psychological factors are recognized as being important in the transplant evaluation, no standard approach to psychological assessment currently exists. Lung transplant candidates often experience high levels of psychological distress while awaiting transplant, and both pretransplant and posttransplant psychological functioning have been found to predict posttransplant quality of life, adherence to treatment, and, in some cases, medical outcomes. Given the limited long-term survival following transplantation, improving psychosocial functioning is essential for enhancing outcomes among lung transplant recipients. This review summarizes the extant literature on the psychosocial factors in lung transplantation and highlights several innovative efforts to improve psychological outcomes in this challenging patient population.

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Author James Alan Blumenthal Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neur ...

Author Scott Michael Palmer Jr. Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine

Published In

Chest

DOI

10.1378/chest.129.5.1367

ISSN

0012-3692

Publication Date

May 2006

Volume

129

Issue

Start / End Page

1367 / 1374

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

Treatment Outcome
Stress, Psychological
Risk Assessment
Respiratory System
Respiratory Insufficiency
Patient Selection
Patient Compliance
Lung Transplantation
Humans
3202 Clinical sciences

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Barbour, K. A., Blumenthal, J. A., & Palmer, S. M. (2006). Psychosocial issues in the assessment and management of patients undergoing lung transplantation. Chest, 129(5), 1367–1374. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.129.5.1367

Barbour, Krista A., James A. Blumenthal, and Scott M. Palmer. “Psychosocial issues in the assessment and management of patients undergoing lung transplantation.” Chest 129, no. 5 (May 2006): 1367–74. https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.129.5.1367.

Barbour KA, Blumenthal JA, Palmer SM. Psychosocial issues in the assessment and management of patients undergoing lung transplantation. Chest. 2006 May;129(5):1367–74.

Barbour, Krista A., et al. “Psychosocial issues in the assessment and management of patients undergoing lung transplantation.” Chest, vol. 129, no. 5, May 2006, pp. 1367–74. Pubmed, doi:10.1378/chest.129.5.1367.

Barbour KA, Blumenthal JA, Palmer SM. Psychosocial issues in the assessment and management of patients undergoing lung transplantation. Chest. 2006 May;129(5):1367–1374.