Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Growth following Kidney Transplantation.
Rebekah P NashMarci M LoiselleJessica L StahlJamie L ConklinTerra L RoseAlissa HuttoDonna M EvonJennifer E FlytheEileen J BurkerPublished in: Kidney360 (2022)
PTG, resilience, and benefit finding appear to reduce the risk of PTSD, promote well-being, and reduce risk of graft failure in KT recipients. Future research to understand these relationships better will allow clinicians and researchers to develop interventions to promote PTG, resilience, and benefit finding, and potentially improve post-transplant outcomes such as adherence and reducing risk of organ rejection.