Family strain and its relation to psychosocial dysfunction in children and adolescents after liver transplantation.

摘要: Parental functioning is essential to children's development. Therefore, this cross-sectional single-center study examined the prevalence of family strain in 181 parents and its associations psychosocial their children after LT. Median age at LT was one yr. Mean time elapsed since 5.8 yr. The IFS, SDQ were applied parents. Family present sample comparable that German normative group families with a chronically ill or disabled child, but recipients showed significantly higher financial impact, impact on coping, siblings (p < 0.001). Younger patients survey, more severe clinical course, child's restrictions, losses following determined as significant predictors (R(2)  = 0.42). Parents reported less living-related compared deceased donation. correlated dysfunction post-LT. Present findings demonstrate risk maladjustment post-LT condition families. They emphasize importance psychological assessment during transplant follow-up ensure best achievable long-term outcome patients.