OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare the anxiety and depressive symptoms of patients undergoing pretransplant evaluation with those of their closest relatives. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We assessed 51 patients with hepatic cirrhosis and 51 relatives who were the main care giver for each patient. All subjects were assessed during the interval when the patients were hospitalized to undergo the medical assessment to determine their inclusion on the waiting list for liver transplantation. In both groups, we used a "Psychosocial Survey" and the "Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale." RESULTS: Significant differences were observed in anxiety (P=.001), but not in depression (P=.820). Specifically, relatives presented higher levels of anxiety compared with the hepatic patients. CONCLUSION: The relatives were worse off psychologically than the patients.
OBJECTIVE: We sought to compare the anxiety and depressive symptoms of patients undergoing pretransplant evaluation with those of their closest relatives. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We assessed 51 patients with hepatic cirrhosis and 51 relatives who were the main care giver for each patient. All subjects were assessed during the interval when the patients were hospitalized to undergo the medical assessment to determine their inclusion on the waiting list for liver transplantation. In both groups, we used a "Psychosocial Survey" and the "Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale." RESULTS: Significant differences were observed in anxiety (P=.001), but not in depression (P=.820). Specifically, relatives presented higher levels of anxiety compared with the hepatic patients. CONCLUSION: The relatives were worse off psychologically than the patients.
Authors: J S Bajaj; L R Thacker; J B Wade; A J Sanyal; D M Heuman; R K Sterling; D P Gibson; R T Stravitz; P Puri; M Fuchs; V Luketic; N Noble; M White; D Bell; D A Revicki Journal: Aliment Pharmacol Ther Date: 2011-09-19 Impact factor: 8.171
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