The study of personality in renal transplant patients: possible predictor of an adequate social adaptation?

M L Pistorio; M Veroux; D Corona; N Sinagra; A Giaquinta; D Zerbo; F Giacchi; M Gagliano; T Tallarita; P Veroux; C De Pasquale

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.07.003

The study of personality in renal transplant patients: possible predictor of an adequate social adaptation?

Transplant Proc. 2013 Sep;45(7):2657-9. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.07.003.

Authors

M L Pistorio¹, M Veroux, D Corona, N Sinagra, A Giaquinta, D Zerbo, F Giacchi, M Gagliano, T Tallarita, P Veroux, C De Pasquale

Affiliation

¹ Vascular Surgery and Organ Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Advanced Technologies, University Hospital of Catania, Italy.

PMID: 24034016
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.07.003

Abstract

Background: This study explored the personality characteristic traits within a sample of renal transplant patients, seeking to obtain predictive index for likely clinical impacts.

Patients and methods: The personality study was performed using the Structured Clinical Interview Axis II Personality Disorders for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition, text revision in 60 recipients of kidney transplantations from deceased donors.

Results: The personality trait that prevailed in the female gender was borderline, while in the male gender it appeared to be predominantly obsessive-compulsive personality trait.

Conclusions: The personality study proved to be a good index to predict effects on the level of social adjustment. In this way, patients who have shown pathologic personality traits can be identified early to provide adequate psychologic-psychiatric support and follow-up.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological*
Female
Humans
Kidney Transplantation / psychology*
Male
Personality*
Social Behavior*