Clinical transplantation
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Clinical transplantation · Feb 2014
Multicenter StudyA multicenter study of the attitude of secondary school teachers toward solid organ donation and transplantation in the southeast of Spain.
Teachers play a fundamental role in providing information to adolescents and could influence their attitudes. ⋯ Seventy-five percent of teachers are in favor of organ donation. Their attitude is affected by psychosocial factors.
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Clinical transplantation · Feb 2014
Patients' expectations and experiences of rehabilitation following lung transplantation.
Exercise rehabilitation is a key element of care following lung transplantation; however, little is known about the patients' experience of rehabilitation, or whether it meets the needs of this complex patient group. This qualitative study explored patients' expectations of a supervised exercise rehabilitation program following lung transplantation. ⋯ Post-transplant exercise rehabilitation was perceived as a highly valuable tool that assisted recipients to return to "normal life." Group exercise was motivational, offered peer support, and therefore was advantageous to assist patients to achieve their desired physical performance level following transplantation.