Organ Transplant Recipients’ Experiences of Physical Activity: Health, Self-Care, and Transliminality

Physical activity (PA) is an important lifestyle component of long-term health management for organ transplant recipients, yet little is known about recipients’ experiences of PA. The purpose of this study was to shed light on this experience and to investigate the possible implications of PA in the context of what is a complex patient journey. Phenomenological analysis was used to examine interviews with 13 organ transplant recipients who had taken part in sporting opportunities posttransplantation. Findings illuminate how participants’ experiences of PA were commonly shaped by the transliminal nature of being an organ transplant recipient as well as a sense of duty to enact health, self-care, and donor-directed gratitude. This analysis underlines the potential role of PA in supporting organ transplant recipients’ attempts to live well following transplantation and makes novel connections between PA and our existing knowledge about challenges related to identity, survivorship, obligation, and patient empowerment.

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The role of sport-based social networks in the management of long-term health conditions: Insights from the World Transplant Games

International Review for the Sociology of Sport ◽

10.1177/1012690220979202 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 101269022097920

Author(s):

Gareth Wiltshire ◽

Nicola J Clarke ◽

Cassandra Phoenix ◽

Carl Bescoby

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Social Engagement ◽

Sport Participation ◽

Organ Transplant ◽

Unintended Consequences ◽

Health Conditions ◽

Transplant Recipients ◽

Organ Transplant Recipients

In the context of an increasing clinical need to better support self-managemt for people living with long-term health conditions an interest in the role of social networks has emerged. Given that sport participation often provides opportunities for social engagement, a space to explore Self-managemt at the intersection of medical sociology and the sociology of sport has opened up. This article presents findings from an exploratory qualitative study with organ transplant recipients who have participated in Transplant Games events – national and international multi-sport competitions for organ transplant recipients. Our findings illustrate how sport-based Social networks serve as resources for health-related knowledge, provide participants with additional affective support and help shape health expectations for the future. Although sport-based Social networks were seen as an overwhelmingly positive resource for our participants, it is plausible that harmful unintended consequences could arise for patients with existing Self-managemt issues. As such, it is recommended that people seeking to use sport as a tool to enhance illness Self-managemt should consider the various and powerful ways that Social networks can be impactful and anticipate the potential consequences accordingly.

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Physical Activity in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Organizational Aspects and Preliminary Results of the Italian Project

Transplantation Proceedings ◽

10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.07.055 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 46 (7) ◽

pp. 2345-2349 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

G.S. Roi ◽

S. Stefoni ◽

G. Mosconi ◽

E. Brugin ◽

P. Burra ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Organ Transplant ◽

Solid Organ Transplant ◽

Solid Organ ◽

Transplant Recipients ◽

Organ Transplant Recipients ◽

Preliminary Results ◽

Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

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Incidence, Outcomes, and Long-term Immune Response to Tuberculosis in Organ Transplant Recipients

Transplantation Journal ◽

10.1097/tp.0000000000002340 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 103 (1) ◽

pp. 210-215 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Yoichiro Natori ◽

Victor H. Ferreira ◽

Srinivas Nellimarla ◽

Shahid Husain ◽

Coleman Rotstein ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Immune Response ◽

Organ Transplant ◽

Transplant Recipients ◽

Organ Transplant Recipients

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Physician Practice Patterns and Barriers to Counselling on Physical Activity in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Transplantation Journal ◽

10.1097/01.tp.0000543509.01261.37 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 102 ◽

pp. S612

Author(s):

Amy Pang ◽

Sarangan Lingham ◽

Weina Zhao ◽

Stephanie Leduc ◽

Agnès Räkel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Practice Patterns ◽

Organ Transplant ◽

Solid Organ Transplant ◽

Solid Organ ◽

Physician Practice ◽

Physician Practice Patterns ◽

Transplant Recipients ◽

Organ Transplant Recipients ◽

Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

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Surgical-site mucormycosis infection in a solid-organ transplant recipient and a concise review of the literature

BMJ Case Reports ◽

10.1136/bcr-2019-229687 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. e229687 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Husham Haque ◽

Scott Nettboy ◽

Sunil Kumar

Keyword(s):

Treatment Options ◽

Organ Transplant ◽

Alcoholic Cirrhosis ◽

Solid Organ Transplant ◽

Organ Transplant Recipient ◽

Solid Organ Transplant Recipient ◽

Solid Organ ◽

Transplant Recipients ◽

Organ Transplant Recipients ◽

Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Surgical-site mucormycosis infections in solid-organ transplant recipients are rare conditions, with only 15 previously reported cases. We describe a case of a 49-year-old man who received a liver transplant due to alcoholic cirrhosis. On postoperative day 14, necrosis was noticed at the surgical site. After mucormycosis was diagnosed, monotherapy with amphotericin was started along with surgical debridements. Due to continued clinical deterioration, triple antifungal therapy was started with amphotericin, micafungin and posaconazole. Treatment with a granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor was also started. Despite therapy, the patient expired on postoperative day 31. We review the risk factors for mucormycosis infection in solid-organ transplant recipients as well as evidence for current treatment options. We also review the 15 previously reported cases of surgical-site mucormycosis infections in solid-organ transplant recipients, including time to infection, infecting organisms, mortality and treatments.

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