Why the study?
What are the temporal profiles and predictors of psychological distress in patients up to 42 months after heart transplantation?
Population
156 heart transplant recipients
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
42 months
Authors
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May guide distress monitoring in heart transplant recipients; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
What are the temporal profiles and predictors of psychological distress in patients up to 42 months after heart transplantation?
Psychological distress after heart transplantation follows five distinct temporal profiles, with persistent distress predicted by pre-transplant psychiatric history, poor social support, and physical impairment.
Dew et al. (2005) studied this question.
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