Psychological issues of stem cell transplant

Semin Oncol Nurs. 2009 May;25(2):139-50. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2009.03.008.

Abstract

Objectives: To address the psychological impact of transplant on quality of life, including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual, for the patient and caregiver, and to discuss the nurse's "emotional labor of caring" and "compassion fatigue" for such an intense vulnerable population.

Data sources: Psychological transplant studies, peer review journals, and textbooks.

Conclusion: The psychological impact after the experience of transplant can leave an indelible impression on the patient, caregiver, and nurse.

Implications for nursing practice: Suggestions are made for assessment and management of various potential psychological issues for the three mentioned populations. With these issues being better understood, nurses can actively lessen psychological morbidity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Burnout, Professional / etiology
  • Burnout, Professional / prevention & control
  • Burnout, Professional / psychology
  • Cost of Illness
  • Depression / etiology
  • Depression / prevention & control
  • Depression / psychology
  • Empathy
  • Humans
  • Mental Health
  • Models, Psychological
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Nursing Staff / psychology
  • Oncology Nursing / methods
  • Quality of Life / psychology
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Support
  • Spirituality
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / nursing
  • Stem Cell Transplantation / psychology*
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / etiology
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / prevention & control
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology
  • Stress, Psychological / etiology
  • Stress, Psychological / prevention & control
  • Stress, Psychological / psychology
  • Treatment Outcome