Feeling and expectations of liver transplantation candidates

• Autor(a) principal: Aguiar, Maria Isis Freire de
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Braga, Violante Augusta Batista
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/12234
• topic: End Stage Liver Disease; Liver Transplantation; Emotions; Psychiatric Nursing.; End Stage Liver Disease; Liver Transplantation; Emotions; Psychiatric Nursing.; Enfermedad Hepática en Estado Terminal; Trasplante de Hígado; Emociones; Enfermería Psiquiátrica.; Enfermedad Hepática en Estado Terminal; Trasplante de Hígado; Emociones; Enfermería Psiquiátrica.; Doença Hepática Terminal; Transplante de Fígado; Emoções; Enfermagem Psiquiátrica.; Doença Hepática Terminal; Transplante de Fígado; Emoções; Enfermagem Psiquiátrica.

The study aimed to investigate the feelings and expectations of patients with chronic liver disease who were candidates for liver transplantation. This is a prospective study, qualitative, carried out  from August 2006 to January 2007 with 18 patients enrolled in a liver transplantation program in Ceara-Brazil. The data were obtained through observation and interviews. According testimonials of patients , we selected the category: feelings and behaviors; and subcategories: Happiness, fear, self-denial and hope; Expectations, anxiety, sadness and agony. The participants reported that the first reactions they felt were fear, disorientation and doubts f; in the transplant service, they felt welcomed by the professionals, expressing feelings of hope and self-confidence. Anxiety and expectation arose due to irreversibility of the disease. We concluded that the disease experience, the clinical manifestations and the waiting period for the transplant is permeated by a mixture sentiments and reactions, marked by moments of mood alterations, sadness and hope, requiring family support and attention of the assistance team. Descriptors: End Stage Liver Disease; Liver Transplantation; Emotions; Psychiatric Nursing.