Psychosocial characteristics of alcoholic and non-alcoholic liver disease recipient candidates in liver transplantation: a prospective observational study.

Masato ShizukuHiroyuki KimuraHideya KameiShinichi KishiTatsuya TokuraNobuhiko KurataKanta JobaraAtsushi YoshizawaChisato TsuboiNaoko YamaguchiMidori KatoKeita KawaiMakoto YamashikiEmi KanaiKanako IshizukaNorio OzakiYasuhiro Ogura

Published in: BMC gastroenterology (2021)

The psychosocial characteristics of ALD-RC and NALD-RC may be similar when evaluated on the basis of Japan's abstinence rule. This result also imply that the psychosocial characteristics of ALD-RC may differ from the previously reported psychosocial characteristics of alcohol dependent patients. These findings have the potential to provide helpful information for the evaluation of ALD-RC.

Keyphrases

mental health
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
liver injury
drug induced
patient reported outcomes
alcohol consumption