2016
Measuring Coping Behavior in Liver Transplant Candidates
Amoyal N, Fernandez AC, Ng R, Fehon DC. Measuring Coping Behavior in Liver Transplant Candidates. Progress In Transplantation 2016, 26: 277-285. PMID: 27358343, DOI: 10.1177/1526924816655253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplant candidatesLiver transplant patientsTransplant candidatesTransplant patientsBrief COPEAdaptive coping mechanismsBrief COPE scaleFactor structurePatientsPsychological challengesPredictive validityCOPE scaleExploratory factor analysisCoping behaviorsWidespread useCoping mechanismsScale's factor structure
2015
Resilience in Organ Transplantation: An Application of the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD–RISC) With Liver Transplant Candidates
Fernandez AC, Fehon DC, Treloar H, Ng R, Sledge WH. Resilience in Organ Transplantation: An Application of the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD–RISC) With Liver Transplant Candidates. Journal Of Personality Assessment 2015, 97: 487-493. PMID: 25915726, PMCID: PMC4698319, DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2015.1029620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseConnor-Davidson Resilience ScaleESLD patientsCD-RISCLiver transplant candidatesQuality of lifeResilience ScaleTransplant candidatesLiver diseaseMeasures of depressionOrgan transplantationPsychological stressSingle-factor solutionPatientsSocial supportConstruct validitySubstantial psychological stressPredictive validityExploratory factor analysisMorbidityTransplantationWidespread useMortalityDiseaseFactor structure