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Psychological support leading to the transplant The plan of care towards a transplant
involves a series of key aspects with respect to human subjectivity
and emotiveness that are based on the events.
Since organ transplant is often the only alternative to a disease with a fatal prognosis, it can cause doubts, anxiety and distress that in the post-op phase can become fear of infections, rejection, and unforeseeable and dramatic outcomes. The psychological support consists of three phases: Pre-transplant
support
Assess the psychic, emotional and cognitive
status of patients, defense strategies, risk factors and therapeutic
compliance.
Evaluate the understanding of the information
and reasons for transplant; psychological work-up to the transplant.
Assess family dynamics and resources.
Meet the transplant team to discuss the
case.
Post-op
support (during hospital stay)
Psycho-behavioral assessment.
Relational-behavioral strategies between
clinicians and patients.
Assess psycho-pharmacology indications.
Post-op
support (Outpatient setting)
Follow-up strategies to help patients regain
independence and assess their ability to readjust to the outside
world and family life.
Psychological support towards pharmacology
and therapy compliance; assess emotional, family and social
adjustment (quality of life).
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