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The role of preoperative psychosocial counselling on the improvement of the recipient compliance and speed of recovery after liver transplantation - A systematic review of the literature and expert panel recommendations.

Emmanuel WeissGokhan KabacamLucy GorvinMichael SpiroDimitri Aristotle RaptisOnur KeskinSusan OrloffJacques Belghiti
Published in: Clinical transplantation (2022)
Preoperative psychosocial assessment should be provided in order to detect patients at increased risk of poorer post-transplant outcome, in particular in terms of concordance to the treatment plan (Quality of Evidence; Low | Grade of Recommendation; Strong/For). The experts suggest that, when possible, provision of preoperative psychological assessment and concomitant interventions aimed at improving the concordance to treatment plan will positively impact the success of liver transplantation. (Quality of Evidence; Very Low | Grade of Recommendation; Strong/For]. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keyphrases
  • low grade
  • high grade
  • patients undergoing
  • mental health
  • clinical practice
  • quality improvement
  • depressive symptoms
  • replacement therapy
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • men who have sex with men
  • patient reported