Wie reden Patienten nach einer simultanen Pankreas-Nieren-Transplantation über ihren Körper? / How do patients experience their body after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation?

Summary Objectives: Simultaneous transplantation of pancreas and kidney (SPK) has become a standard procedure for type 1 diabetics with terminal kidney failure. Patients often experience SPK as a dramatic event which mobilizes a complexity of affects such as anxiety, hope, and gratitude. Patients often have phantasies regarding their bodies after transplantation which are linked to massive affects. Methods: We investigated 8 non-selected patients in the first year after SPK by narrative interviews to study their experiences of transplantation. The interviews were audiotaped, transcribed and analysed according to Grounded Theory and ideal type analysis. Results: Our patients had many different private theories and phantasies regarding transplantation. Patients’ experiences were centred around themes of adoption of the transplanted organs and the protection of identity and self, and could be grouped into five ideal type sets. Conclusions: Bodily phantasies of our patients can be interpreted as specific adap...

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