Artículo
Relationship Between Self-Perceived Health, Vitality, and Posttraumatic Growth in Liver Transplant Recipients
Autor/es | Funuyet Salas, Jesús
Martín Rodríguez, Agustín Borda Mas, María de las Mercedes Avargues Navarro, María Luisa Gómez Bravo, Miguel Ángel Romero Gómez, Manuel Conrad, Rupert Pérez San Gregorio, María de los Ángeles |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológicos |
Fecha de publicación | 2019 |
Fecha de depósito | 2019-07-22 |
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Resumen | Our objective was to analyze the differences in posttraumatic growth in 240 liver
transplant recipients based on two factors. First, self-perceived health: better (Group
1 = G1) and worse (Group 2 = G2). Second, vitality: ... Our objective was to analyze the differences in posttraumatic growth in 240 liver transplant recipients based on two factors. First, self-perceived health: better (Group 1 = G1) and worse (Group 2 = G2). Second, vitality: more (Group 3 = G3) and less (Group 4 = G4). The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, SF-36 Health Survey (Item 2) and SF-12 Health Survey (vitality dimension) were used. Firstly, analyzing main effects recipients with better (G1) compared to worse (G2) self-perceived health, showed greater posttraumatic growth. Interaction effects were found on essential posttraumatic growth domains such as new possibilities (p = 0.040), personal strength (p = 0.027), and appreciation of life (p = 0.014). Statistically significant differences showed that among transplant recipients with worse self-perceived health (G2), those with more vitality had higher levels on abovementioned posttraumatic growth dimensions. However, in transplant recipients with better self-perceived health (G1) respective dimensions were not significantly influenced by the level of vitality. Among the recipients with less vitality (G4), those with better self-perceived health showed higher scores on abovementioned posttraumatic growth dimensions. We conclude that positive self-perceived health might compensate for a lack of vitality as well as a high level of vitality may compensate for negative self-perceived health regarding the development of crucial aspects of posttraumatic growth after liver transplantation. |
Identificador del proyecto | PSI2014-51950-P |
Cita | Funuyet Salas, J., Martín Rodríguez, A., Borda Mas, M.d.l.M., Avargues Navarro, M.L., Gómez Bravo, M.Á., Romero Gómez, M.,...,Pérez San Gregorio, M.d.l.Á. (2019). Relationship Between Self-Perceived Health, Vitality, and Posttraumatic Growth in Liver Transplant Recipients. Frontiers in Psychology, 10 |
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