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Psychological benefits for children and adolescents who have undergone transplantation of the heart from participation in the British Transplant Games

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2008

Jo Wray  and
Tracy Lunnon-Wood
Jo Wray*
Affiliation:
Children’s Outpatient Department, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Tracy Lunnon-Wood
Affiliation:
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
*
Correspondence to: Dr Jo Wray, Children’s Outpatient Department, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex UB9 6JH, United Kingdom. Tel: +1895 828 761; Fax: +1895 828 554; E-mail: j.wray2@rbht.nhs.uk
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Abstract

The British Transplant Games are held annually for children and adults who have received transplanted organs. The aim of our pilot study was to determine whether participation in such an event had an impact on psychological well-being. We asked 26 children participating in the Games to complete a specifically designed questionnaire before and after the event. The 13 questions covered areas such as state of mood, perceived physical health, fatigue, anxiety, and confidence. There were mean improvements over time on 10 of the 13 questions, and the change in overall score was significant (p = .036). For the majority of young people, participation in the Transplant Games was associated with a positive impact on psychological functioning in the short term. Further evaluation is now required to determine whether such benefits are maintained in the longer term.

Keywords

Rehabilitationpsychological functioningcongenital cardiac diseasesports medicine
Type
Original Article
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 185 - 188
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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