The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the necessary spreading control measures implemented by the governments have induced drastic changes in daily life. The reduction in mobility and strict social contact limitations are posing a great challenge, particularly for the adolescents. The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychological and emotional impact of lockdown and their relationship with resilience, on adolescents and young adults listed for liver transplant or liver trans-plant recipient. Social and demographic variables of subjects (n=66) were collected and the analyses were based on the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 25), exploring the following areas: emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress; and resilience factors. A correlation between the measured degrees of depression/anxiety and resilience was evaluated by Pearson’s correlation coefficient and linear regression models. The results showed a significant correlation between subscales: DASS depression/anxiety (r2=0.62) depression/stress (r2=0.65) CD-RISC commitment/optimism (r2=0.71). The total score of DAAS depression/anxiety/stress scales significantly diminished at the increasing of CD-RISC total score. The inverse correlation between CD-RISC and DAAS seems to refer to the subscale of the relationship between DAAS depression and CD-RISC (β= –0.33, P=0.006). Our findings suggest that resilience can be a protective factor for adolescent liver transplant recipients and liver transplant candidates in mitigating the onset of negative psychological symptoms correlated with the pandemic.

La pandemia del coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) e le necessarie misure di controllo di diffusione, attuate dai governi, hanno indotto cambiamenti drastici nella vita quotidiana. La riduzione della mobilità e le severe limitazioni dei contatti sociali pongono una grande sfida, in particolare per gli adolescenti. Lo scopo di questo studio è di analizzare l’impatto psicologico del lockdown e l’eventuale correlazione con la resilienza, sugli adolescenti e sui giovani adulti in attesa di trapianto di fegato o nei riceventi. Sono state raccolte le variabili socio-demografiche dei partecipanti (n=66) come sesso, età, scolarità. Inoltre sono stati somministrati due questionari self-report: Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) e la Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 25). Questi strumenti indagando le seguenti aree: stati emotivi di depressione, ansia e stress e fattori di resilienza. La correlazione tra depressione/ansia e resilienza è stata valutata mediante l’Indice di correlazione di Pearson e i modelli di regressione lineare. I risultati hanno mostrato una correlazione significativa tra le sottoscale: DASS depressione/ansia (r2=0,62) depressione/stress (r2=0,65) CD-RISC impegno/ottimismo (r2=0,71). Il punteggio totale delle scale DAAS depressione/ansia/stress è diminuito significativamente all’aumentare del punteggio totale CD-RISC. La correlazione inversa tra CD-RISC e DAAS sembra riferirsi alla scala secondaria della relazione tra DAAS depressione e CD-RISC (β= –0,33, P=0,006). I risultati del nostro studio suggeriscono che la resilienza può rappresentare un fattore protettivo per gli adolescenti sottoposti a trapianto di fegato e per i candidati a trapianto di fegato nel mitigare l’insorgenza di sintomi psicologici negativi correlati con la pandemia.

Merisio, A., Ravasio, D., Pasulo, L., Leonardi, F., Ghirardi, A., Stroppa, P., et al. (2022). COVID-19: role of resilience on the psychological impact of lockdown in liver transplant transitional candidates and recipients COVID-19: ruolo della resilienza sull’impatto psicologico del lockdown nei candidati e nei riceventi del trapianto di fegato (adolescenti-giovani adulti). RICERCA PSICOANALITICA, 33(2), 313-329 [10.4081/rp.2022.595].

COVID-19: role of resilience on the psychological impact of lockdown in liver transplant transitional candidates and recipients COVID-19: ruolo della resilienza sull’impatto psicologico del lockdown nei candidati e nei riceventi del trapianto di fegato (adolescenti-giovani adulti)

Alessandra Merisio
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Arianna Ghirardi;Maria Simonetta Spada;Emi Bondi;Michele Colledan;Lorenzo D'Antiga;Stefano Fagiuoli
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2022

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the necessary spreading control measures implemented by the governments have induced drastic changes in daily life. The reduction in mobility and strict social contact limitations are posing a great challenge, particularly for the adolescents. The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychological and emotional impact of lockdown and their relationship with resilience, on adolescents and young adults listed for liver transplant or liver trans-plant recipient. Social and demographic variables of subjects (n=66) were collected and the analyses were based on the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21), and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 25), exploring the following areas: emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress; and resilience factors. A correlation between the measured degrees of depression/anxiety and resilience was evaluated by Pearson’s correlation coefficient and linear regression models. The results showed a significant correlation between subscales: DASS depression/anxiety (r2=0.62) depression/stress (r2=0.65) CD-RISC commitment/optimism (r2=0.71). The total score of DAAS depression/anxiety/stress scales significantly diminished at the increasing of CD-RISC total score. The inverse correlation between CD-RISC and DAAS seems to refer to the subscale of the relationship between DAAS depression and CD-RISC (β= –0.33, P=0.006). Our findings suggest that resilience can be a protective factor for adolescent liver transplant recipients and liver transplant candidates in mitigating the onset of negative psychological symptoms correlated with the pandemic.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Transplant liver; transitional; COVID-19; psychological impact of home confinement
Trapianto di fegato; transizione pediatrico-adulto; COVID-19; impatto psicologico del lockdown domestico
Italian
30-ago-2022
2022
33
2
313
329
open
Merisio, A., Ravasio, D., Pasulo, L., Leonardi, F., Ghirardi, A., Stroppa, P., et al. (2022). COVID-19: role of resilience on the psychological impact of lockdown in liver transplant transitional candidates and recipients COVID-19: ruolo della resilienza sull’impatto psicologico del lockdown nei candidati e nei riceventi del trapianto di fegato (adolescenti-giovani adulti). RICERCA PSICOANALITICA, 33(2), 313-329 [10.4081/rp.2022.595].
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