A psychological intervention to improve quality of life and reduce psychological distress in adults awaiting kidney transplantation

Abstract

The findings show that it is possible to improve quality of life, psychological functioning and social intimacy with QOLT while patients await kidney transplantation. Study limitations include small sample size, single-centre study and possible patient self-selection biases. Future research will examine whether QOLT effectiveness is affected by treatment modality (face-to-face vs. telephone) and timing (pre- vs. post-transplantation).