Emotional self-efficacy and alexithymia may affect compliance, renal function and quality of life in kidney transplant recipients: Results from a preliminary cross-sectional study

  • Rosaria Calia
  • , Carlo Lai
  • , Paola Aceto*
  • , M Luciani
  • , Giovanni Camardese
  • , S Lai
  • , C Fantozzi
  • , V Pietroni
  • , Mp Salerno
  • , Gionata Spagnoletti
  • , Ja Pedroso
  • , Jacopo Romagnoli
  • , Franco Citterio
  • *Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate psychological differences and quality of life between kidney recipients from living (mother) and multi-organ donor. Overall, 40 patients who had undergone both living (mother) and multi-organ kidney transplantation 3-6 months before were asked to complete four self-report instruments: Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Short Form Health Survey, Regulatory Emotional Self-efficacy, and Attachment Style Questionnaire. A greater difficulty in emotional, social, and mental health functioning was found in recipients receiving kidney from mother living donor. Moreover, in these patients, higher levels of avoidant attachment dimensions were associated with a worse quality of life.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)152-154
Numero di pagine3
RivistaPHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
Volume142
Numero di pubblicazioneOttobre
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Psicologia Sperimentale e Cognitiva
  • Neuroscienze Comportamentali

Keywords

  • ALEXITHYMIA
  • TRANSPLANTATION

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