Anxiety and Somatoform Syndromes Predict Transplant-Focused Internet Use in the Course of an Organ Transplantation

Background: e-Health interventions are increasing in the field of organ transplantations; however, the literature lacks evidence regarding needs, attitudes, and preferences of organ recipients and donors during the course of an organ transplantation. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 70 subjects were assessed using self-rated and validated questionnaires, such as the PRIME MD Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-D) and the Essen Resource Inventory (ERI). Group differences and a multiple linear regression were also applied. Results: Organ recipients had significantly higher scores for depression (U = 245.00, z = -2.65, p = 0.008, Cohen's d = 0.32), somatoform (U = 224.50, z = -2.99, p = 0.003, Cohen's d = 0.37), and stress syndromes (U = 266.00, z = -2.25, p = 0.008, Cohen's d = 0.27). They also named the internet and apps as resources to find information regarding organ transplants (U = 177.50, z = -2.07, p = 0.017, Cohen's d = 0.28; Z = -2.308, p = 0.021) and preferred to use apps to monitor the physical condition (Z = -2.12, p = 0.034) significantly more than organ donors. Anxiety and somatoform syndromes were significant predictors to search for information regarding the transplant process (F[6,38] = 3.98, p < 0.001; R2 = 0.386). Conclusions: e-Health interventions are promising in accompanying the course of an organ transplant for patients to be informed and educated. Predominantly, potential organ recipients might benefit from apps to record physical parameters. However, anxiety syndromes might hinder patients from searching for information about the transplant process, while somatoform syndromes might enable patients who are searching for such information.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

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Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association - 30(2024), 4 vom: 14. Apr., Seite e1172-e1179

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rometsch, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Festl-Wietek, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Bäuerle, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Schweda, Adam [VerfasserIn]
Skoda, Eva Maria [VerfasserIn]
Schäffeler, Norbert [VerfasserIn]
Stengel, Andreas [VerfasserIn]
Zipfel, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
Teufel, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Herrmann-Werner, Anne [VerfasserIn]

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E-Health
Journal Article
Mental health
Organ transplantation
Prediction of e-Health
Telemedicine

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Date Completed 16.04.2024

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1089/tmj.2023.0137

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363949704