Life experiences of adult heart transplant recipients: a new life, challenges, and coping

CEBECİ F., Cetin C., ÇATAL E., BAYEZİD Ö.

QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, cilt.30, sa.6, ss.1619-1627, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11136-021-02763-y
  • Dergi Adı: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ABI/INFORM, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1619-1627
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Heart transplantation, Life change events, Qualitative research
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose The process during and after heart transplantation is quite complicated, and studies addressing patient experiences are needed. Heart transplantation particularly affects the recipients' activities of daily living and exposes them to various complications. The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of heart transplant recipients during and after heart transplantation.