The Impact of Pre-Transplant Mental Toughness on Short-Term Outcomes in Lung Allograft Recipients

Purpose: Grit and resilience are associated with improvements in mood, therapeutic adherence, quality of life, and survival in several chronic illnesses; their association with lung transplant outcomes is unknown. We hypothesized that greater mental toughness is associated with shorter index hospital length of stay (LOS).
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Source Type: research