Quality of Life and Mental Health Comparisons Among Liver Transplant Recipients and Cirrhotic Patients with Different Self-Perceptions of Health

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ángeles Pérez-San-Gregorio ◽  
Agustín Martín-Rodríguez ◽  
Elisabeth Domínguez-Cabello ◽  
Eduardo Fernández-Jiménez ◽  
Ángel Bernardos-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Liver Transplant ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Cirrhotic Patients ◽  
Liver Transplant Recipients

scholarly journals Impact of biliary complications on quality of life in live-donor liver transplant recipients

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1405-1416
Author(s):  
Reginia Nabil Guirguis ◽  
Ehab Hasan Nashaat ◽  
Azza Emam Yassin ◽  
Wesam Ahmed Ibrahim ◽  
Shereen A Saleh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Liver Transplant ◽  
Live Donor ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Donor Liver ◽  
Live Donor Liver Transplant ◽  
Live Donor Liver ◽  
Donor Liver Transplant ◽  
Liver Transplant Recipients

Risking Infection: An Issue of Control for Liver Transplant Recipients

1993 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-474
Author(s):  
Debera Jane Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Liver Transplant ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Immunosuppressive Medications ◽  
The Times ◽  
Liver Transplant Recipients

Liver transplantation is a technologic advancment that prolongs and improves the quality of life for people with liver disease. Loss of control over one’s body and life is a feeling that begins with the diagnosis of liver disease. This study used a hermeneutic phenomenologie approach to investigate a liver transplant recipient’s experience. A dimension of control was revealed within the description of the transplant experience. In an effort to maintain some control, the recipients adjusted the times of their immunosuppressive medications and continued to expose themselves to situations that could increase their risk of infection. Understanding the individual’s experience and the implications for nursing are described

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