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| Author | Donia Baldacchino |
| Abstract | This descriptive exploratory Study with 20 Renal Transplant Recipients employed a semi-structured interview based on (P.A.I.S.) Psycho-Social Adjustment to Illness Scale (Morrow et.al., 1978) to investigate whether the Recipients are given enough information pre and post Transplantation. Fifteen recipients, (75%) of the Sample, felt that they were neither given enough Information about their Health nor on Sexual Physiology post Transplantation. 16 Recipients, (84%), were not given Information on how to detect early signs of Rejection. Several Consequences were detected on their Quality of Life as a result of Lack of Knowledge. Free comments, not elicited by questions, revealed their eagerness for more Information. It is suggested that Written Information, backed up by Seminars at the Follow-Up Visit post Transplantation, will enhance their Quality of life. This Study demonstrates that the establishment of a Specialist Transplant Coordinator and the foundation of a Renal Transplant Association in Malta will provide a valuable way of giving information. |
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| Key words | Communication, Quality of Life, Renal Transplant Recipients, Thesis |