'You have got a foreign body in there': renal transplantation, unexpected mild-to-moderate distress and patients' support needs: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore why transplant patients experience unexpected mild-to-moderate distress and what support they may need.

Design

Qualitative study using individual in-depth interviews.

Setting

Four National Health Service (NHS) Trusts in the Midlands, UK.

Participants

Fifteen renal transplant patients meeting the criteria for mild-to-moderate distress from their responses to emotion thermometers.

Main outcome measures

Identification of the reasons for distress and support options acceptable to renal transplant patients.

Results

Three themes were interpreted from the data: 'I am living with a "foreign body" inside me', 'why am I distressed?' and 'different patients want different support'. Following their transplant, participants felt that they

SUBMITTER: Jones J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7170619 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature