Research Article
Psychosocial Status of Liver Transplant Candidates in Iran and Its Correlation with Health-Related Quality of Life and Depression and Anxiety
Table 3
Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT) Scores among Iranian liver transplant candidates (
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| | PACT Items | Scores | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | (%) |
| | (I) Social support | | | | | | | Family or support system stability | 0 (0.0) | 20 (11.8) | 45 (26.6) | 89 (52.7) | 15 (8.9) | | Family of support system availability | 0 (0.0) | 24 (14.2) | 56 (33.1) | 75 (44.4) | 14 (8.3) |
| | (II) Psychological health | | | | | | | Psychopathology, stable personality factors | 1 (0.6) | 16 (9.5) | 55 (32.5) | 80 (47.3) | 17 (10.1) | | Risk for psychopathology | 1 (0.6) | 39 (23.1) | 71 (42.0) | 45 (26.6) | 13 (7.7) |
| | (III) Lifestyle factors | | | | | | | Healthy lifestyle, ability to sustain change in lifestyle | 1 (0.6) | 17 (10.1) | 85 (50.3) | 57 (33.7) | 9 (5.3) | | Drug and alcohol use | 6 (3.6) | 5 (3.0) | 6 (3.6) | 18 (10.7) | 134 (79.3) | | Compliance with medications and medical advice | 0 (0.0) | 27 (16.0) | 65 (38.5) | 67 (39.6) | 10 (5.9) |
| | (IV) Understanding of the processes of transplant and follow-up | | | | | | | Knowledge and education | 3 (1.8) | 61 (36.1) | 82 (48.5) | 20 (11.8) | 3 (1.8) |
| | Overall impression of candidate quality | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 19 (11.2) | 28 (16.6) | 81 (47.9) | 39 (23.1) | 2 (1.2) |
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