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Pretransplant predictors of posttransplant adherence and clinical outcome : an evidence base for pretransplant psychosocial screening

Dobbels, Fabienne and Vanhaecke, Johan and Dupont, Lieven and Nevens, Frederik and Verleden, Geert and Pirenne, Jacques and De Geest, Sabina. (2009) Pretransplant predictors of posttransplant adherence and clinical outcome : an evidence base for pretransplant psychosocial screening. Transplantation : official journal of the Transplantation Society, Vol. 87. pp. 1497-1504.

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: There is growing awareness, yet scant prospective evidence that pretransplant (TX) psychosocial factors may predict post-TX outcome. We examined which pre-TX psychosocial factors predict post-TX nonadherence with immunosuppression (NA) and clinical outcomes in heart, liver, and lung TX. METHODOLOGY: We prospectively followed 141 patients (28 heart, 61 liver, and 52 lung) from pre-TX until 1 year post-TX. Multivariable analyses determined which pre-TX factors (i.e., anxiety, depression, personality traits, social support, adherence with medication, and smoking status) predict poor post-TX outcome (i.e., NA, late acute rejection, graft loss, and resource utilization), controlling for medical predictors of poor outcome. RESULTS: Pre-TX self-reported medication nonadherence (odds ratio [OR]=7.9), lower received social support (OR=0.9), a higher education (OR=2.7), and lower "conscientiousness" (OR=0.8) were independent predictors of post-TX NA. Not living in a stable relationship predicted graft loss (OR=4.9). Pre-TX medication NA was the only predictor for presence of late acute rejection (OR=4.4). No other pre-TX predictors for poor outcome could be found. CONCLUSION: This is the first prospective study demonstrating that selected pre-TX psychosocial factors predict post-TX NA and poor clinical outcome, implying that pre-TX screening should include this set of factors in addition to traditional medical criteria.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Public Health > Institut für Pflegewissenschaft
UniBasel Contributors:De Geest, Sabina M.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISSN:0041-1337
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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