Exploring the developmental tasks of emerging adults after paediatric heart transplantation: a cross-sectional case control study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Paediatric heart transplantation (PHTX) comprises 12% of all cardiac transplants and many of the children now survive into adulthood. Only a few studies have investigated the long-term psychosocial well-being of young adult patients after PHTX; no studies have investigated developmental tasks of emerging adulthood in different domains (family, social environment, education and profession, partnership, social environment).

Setting

Specialised heart centre in Germany.

Participants

Thirty-eight young adults aged 22.11 years (SD=4.7) who underwent PHTX and a control group of 46 participants with no known chronic diseases, aged 22.91 years (SD=1.8), participated in the study.

Outcome measures

All participants completed the following questionnaires: sociode

SUBMITTER: Sepke M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6254420 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature