Family functioning in the families of paediatric heart transplant recipients prior to outpatient visits and procedures

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Hanna J. Tadros ◽  
Alana R. Rawlinson ◽  
Dipankar Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Heart Transplant ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Outpatient Visits ◽  
Heart Transplant Recipients

Abstract In a cross-sectional study, we assessed family functioning prior to outpatient visits and routine heart catheterisations in the families of paediatric heart transplant recipients. Caregivers rated higher short-term family functioning prior to outpatient visits, but not prior to catheterisations. This finding may indicate that family functioning benefits from the support provided during outpatient visits.

The Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Heart Transplant Recipients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bandar Al-Ghamdi
Keyword(s):  
Heart Transplant ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Case Report Form ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Standard Case ◽  
Ramadan Fasting ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Heart Transplant Recipients

Background: Fasting during Ramadan is considered one of the most sacred Islamic rituals. To our knowledge, there is no data about Ramadan fasting in heart transplant recipients. Objectives: To assess the ability of heart transplant recipients to fast the month of Ramadan and to study the fasting effects on their clinical condition Design: A cross-sectional study of heart transplant recipients attending the heart transplant clinic in the three months following Ramadan in 1439 and 1440 Hijri (May-June 2018 and 2019). Setting: Heart transplant clinic in a tertiary care hospital in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Patients and Methods: Heart transplant recipients attending the heart transplant clinic in the Heart Center at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (KFSH&RC), Riyadh. Data about Ramadan fasting was documented using standard case report form (CRF), and data were collected from the medical records about their clinical and laboratory findings before and after Ramadan. Main Outcome Measures: Ability of heart transplant receipts to fast during Ramadan and the effect of fasting on their medical condition. Sample Size: One hundred twenty heart transplant recipients were approached to participate in this study. Ninety-two patients agreed to participate in the study with seventy-eight patients fasted during Ramadan. Results: Seventy-eight patients were able to fast Ramadan (84.8%). In comparison to the months before and after Ramadan, 44 of the fasting patients (56.4%) reported no change in their overall health, 29 patients (37.2%) reported feeling better, and 5 patients (6.4%) reported feeling worse during fasting. Sixty patients (76.9%) reported no significant new symptoms, and 18 patients (23.08%) reported one or more new symptoms. Conclusions: It seems that the majority of heart transplant recipients beyond one year of transplantation can fast Ramadan without having significant medical issues Limitations: The small number of participants and the limitations of cross-sectional design.

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