TY - JOUR
T1 - Utility of pretransplant psychological measures to predict posttransplant outcomes in liver transplant patients
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Fineberg, Sarah K.
AU - West, Adrienne
AU - Na, Peter Jongho
AU - Oldham, Mark
AU - Schilsky, Michael
AU - Hawkins, Keith A.
AU - Lee, Hochang Benjamin
PY - 2015/8/21
Y1 - 2015/8/21
N2 - Objective: Evaluation of liver transplant (LT) candidacy involves psychosocial evaluation to ensure appropriate organ allocation. However, the utility of pre-LT psychiatric and neuropsychological factors in predicting posttransplant outcomes remains uncertain. We reviewed current evidence on the prognostic value of pre-LT psychological factors for outcomes after LT. Method: We conducted a systematic review of studies with adult LT recipients that investigate the relationship between pre-LT psychiatric and neuropsychological variables and posttransplant outcomes. We searched Ovid, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE/Scopus, Cochrane Controlled trials register and Web of Science (January 1975 to May 2015) for longitudinal, peer-reviewed studies of at least 20 subjects and written in English. Results: The 19 studies included in this review are heterogeneous in population, prognosis and duration of follow-up (from 20. days to more than 3 years). Findings on the prognostic value of pre-LT depression or anxiety on post-LT outcomes are mixed, though depression appears to predict lower quality of life (QOL). Pre-LT suicidal thoughts in particular are associated with post-LT depression. High submissiveness may predict rejection within 20. days of LT, and low conscientiousness is associated with greater nonadherence. Whereas pre-LT cognitive performance has not been shown to predict survival, poorer performance may predict poorer QOL after LT. Conclusion: Further studies are needed to examine this important element of LT candidacy evaluation. Studies should evaluate psychiatric factors in large samples, include systematic evaluations by mental health clinicians and explore broader neuropsychological domains in predicting posttransplant outcomes.
AB - Objective: Evaluation of liver transplant (LT) candidacy involves psychosocial evaluation to ensure appropriate organ allocation. However, the utility of pre-LT psychiatric and neuropsychological factors in predicting posttransplant outcomes remains uncertain. We reviewed current evidence on the prognostic value of pre-LT psychological factors for outcomes after LT. Method: We conducted a systematic review of studies with adult LT recipients that investigate the relationship between pre-LT psychiatric and neuropsychological variables and posttransplant outcomes. We searched Ovid, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EMBASE/Scopus, Cochrane Controlled trials register and Web of Science (January 1975 to May 2015) for longitudinal, peer-reviewed studies of at least 20 subjects and written in English. Results: The 19 studies included in this review are heterogeneous in population, prognosis and duration of follow-up (from 20. days to more than 3 years). Findings on the prognostic value of pre-LT depression or anxiety on post-LT outcomes are mixed, though depression appears to predict lower quality of life (QOL). Pre-LT suicidal thoughts in particular are associated with post-LT depression. High submissiveness may predict rejection within 20. days of LT, and low conscientiousness is associated with greater nonadherence. Whereas pre-LT cognitive performance has not been shown to predict survival, poorer performance may predict poorer QOL after LT. Conclusion: Further studies are needed to examine this important element of LT candidacy evaluation. Studies should evaluate psychiatric factors in large samples, include systematic evaluations by mental health clinicians and explore broader neuropsychological domains in predicting posttransplant outcomes.
KW - Liver transplantation
KW - Neuropsychological testing
KW - Pretransplant evaluation
KW - Psychiatric evaluation
KW - Systematic review
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U2 - 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2016.01.006
DO - 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2016.01.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 26947255
AN - SCOPUS:84961122550
SN - 0163-8343
JO - General Hospital Psychiatry
JF - General Hospital Psychiatry
ER -