Mental Status in XXXX Before and After Liver Transplantation.

@entity1 @entity148 @entity3851 @entity308
UNASSIGNED: BACKGROUND In contrast to the well-described beneficial organic effects of liver transplantation (OLT) in @entity1 with @entity3851 , changes in the mental status of @entity1 after OLT remain poorly understood. The current study seeks to evaluate the influence of OLT on @entity148 , @entity308 , and dispositional optimism in @entity1 with @entity3851 . MATERIAL AND METHODS Questionnaires were sent to @entity1 on the OLT waiting list and @entity1 after OLT. @entity308 / @entity148 and dispositional optimism were assessed using the HADS and LOT-R questionnaires, respectively. These findings were compared to results from the general population. RESULTS The number of returned questionnaires was 292 of 940 (31.1%; 57 @entity1 on the liver transplant waiting list: waiting group, 235 liver transplant recipients: OLT group). Both @entity308 and @entity148 scores were significantly higher in the waiting group when compared to the OLT group (p<0.05) and the general population ( @entity148 : p<0.001, @entity308 : p<0.05), respectively. The OLT group was characterized by significantly higher @entity148 scores (p<0.001) compared to the general population. @entity308 and summation scores did not differ (p>0.05). Dispositional optimism was higher in the OLT group compared to the waiting group (p<0.05) and to the general population (p<0.01). The waiting group had equal values as the general population (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS Besides beneficial effects on liver function, OLT appears to be associated with significant improvements in @entity308 and @entity148 and a more optimistic view of life.
