A5035645366- Liver Disease and Transplantation
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Family Support in Illness
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications
- Herbal Medicine Research Studies
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
University of Padua
2000-2021
Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
2008
Alleanza Contro il Cancro
1998
Background and aims: Liver transplantation provides an opportunity of survival for patients with liver failure, however, this procedure is known to be psychologically physically fatiguing their informal caregivers. The aim study was investigate how perceived social support the distribution dependency were associated psychological wellbeing waiting caregivers, as a dyad. Methods: present cross sectional study. 95 participants recruited at hospital in Northern Italy, during evaluation...
Context: In the last decade, a wide literature has highlighted importance of religiosity as support severe illnesses, especially oncological ones, and in end life. field liver transplant, there is lack similar research. This article aims to bridge this gap presents an exploratory study on relationships between fear death, courage among patients who wait for transplant. Method: Sixty-two participants awaiting transplant were interviewed with regard their quality life, religiosity, ontological...
Alcohol-related liver disease is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide and second common indication for transplantation. Most transplant programs require 6 months abstinence prior to transplantation; commonly referred as six-month rule. According this rule, patients admitted severe acute alcoholic hepatitis are not eligible transplantation in centers. However, there increasing evidence that if performed selected after first episode decompensation with no response steroid therapy, it...