Evaluation of psychological symptoms in patients before and after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation: a single-center cross-sectional study

Purpose: Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT) brings several benefits for insulin-dependent type-1 diabetic patients associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, data on psychological outcomes for the waiting list and the transplanted patients are still lacking. Methods: Using the psychological Beck inventories of anxiety (BAI) and depression (BDI), 39 patients on the waiting list were compared to 88 post-transplanted patients who had undergone SPKT. Results: Significant differences were found regarding depression (p = 0.003) but not anxiety (p = 0.161), being the pretransplant patients more vulnerable to psychological disorders. Remarkable differences were observed relative to the feeling of punishment (p < 0.001) and suicidal thoughts (p = 0.008) between the groups. It was observed that patients who waited a longer period for the transplant showed more post-transplant anxiety symptoms due to the long treatment burden (p = 0.002). Conclusions: These results demonstrated the positive impact of SPKT on psychological aspects related to depression when comparing the groups. The high number of stressors in the pretransplant stage impacts more severely the psychosocial condition of the patient.

Qualidade de vida dos pacientes diabéticos tipo 1 submetidos a transplante / Quality of life of type 1 diabetic patients following transplantation

A qualidade de vida é um desfecho importante quando analisamos os resultados de qualquer tipo de tratamento. No que tange ao diabetes tipo 1, este desfecho torna-se de especial relevância. Os tratamentos mais eficazes para controlar esta enfermidade podem modificar ignificativamente a qualidade de vida dos pacientes. Nos casos de diabetes com complicações crônicas em estágios avançados, o transplante de órgãos passou a ser indicado de forma mais liberal, visando a melhorar a qualidade de vida deste subgrupo de enfermos. Este artigo tem como objetivo revisar as publicações que avaliaram as modificações na qualidade de vida dos pacientes diabéticos tipo 1 submetidos às diferentes modalidades de transplante de órgãos (transplante isolado de rim, transplante simultâneo de pâncreas e rim e transplante isolado de pâncreas).

Quality of life is an important outcome when the results of any type of treatment are analyzed. Concerning diabetes type 1, this outcome becomes especially relevant. The most effective treatments to control this disease may significantly affect the quality of life of the patients. In the cases of diabetes with chronic complications at advanced stages, organ transplantation came to be indicated more frequently, as a measure to improve the quality of life of this subgroup of patients. This article aimed at reviewing the published studies evaluating changes to the quality of life of type 1 diabetic patients following different types of organ transplantation (kidney transplant, simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant, and pancreas transplant.).