UNASSIGNED: Objectives. The study was aimed at providing a psychosocial profile for Iranian liver transplant candidates referred to an established liver transplantation program. Material and Methods. @entity1 assessed for liver transplant candidacy in Imam Khomeini Hospital (Tehran, Iran) between March 2013 and September 2014 were included. The following battery of tests were administered: Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplant ( @entity15649 ), the Short-Form health survey (SF-36), and Hospital @entity148 and @entity308 Scale (HADS). Results. Psychosocial assessment in 205 liver transplant candidates revealed @entity73 in several SF-36 domains; social functioning was the least and physical functioning was the most impaired domains. The prevalence of cases with probable @entity148 and @entity308 , according to HADS, was 13.8% and 5.6%, respectively. According to @entity15649 , 24.3% of the assessed individuals were considered good or excellent candidates. In 11.2%, transplantation seemed poor candidate due to at least one major psychosocial or lifestyle risk factor. Poor candidate quality was associated with impaired health-related quality of life and higher scores on @entity148 and @entity308 scales (p < 0.05). Conclusions. Transplant programs could implement specific intervention programs based on normative databases to address the psychosocial issues in @entity1 in order to improve @entity1 care, quality of life, and transplant outcomes.

Psychosocial Status of Liver Transplant Candidates in Iran and Its Correlation with Health-Related Quality of Life and XXXX and @entity148 .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['Depression', 'depressive disorders', 'depression'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['significant impairments'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['Anxiety', 'anxiety'] @entity15649 :: ('5930', 'Gene') :: ['PACT']
@entity308 :: (MESH:D003866,Disease) :: ['Depression']
