Psychological needs of adult patients following renal transplantation and implications for care.

Previous work undertaken by the author has detailed factors that are known to contribute to psychological reactions experienced post renal transplantation by the recipient (Dowsett, 1991). Such information has thus prompted a more detailed investigation into identifying the emotional and psychological needs of adult renal transplant recipients and to establish whether the care received from health professionals and significant others is meeting the needs of these patients following renal transplantation.