The Psychosocial Burden on Liver Transplant Recipients during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Due to the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic, multiple measures have been implemented including social distancing and curfews. Both the disease and measures might cause stress, particularly in persons at risk, such as liver transplant (LT) recipients. Here, we evaluated the impact on psychosocial well-being of LT recipients.

Methods

Seventy-nine LT recipients and 83 nontransplanted controls participated in this study. Questionnaires comprising the WHO-five well-being index (WHO-5), the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, and the preliminary COVID-19 Pandemic Mental Health Questionnaire (CoPaQ) were distributed among them. For the WHO-5 and UCLA Loneliness Scale, means of sum scores were compared between both groups, while a

SUBMITTER: Weber S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8339032 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature