2019
Body Image in Liver Transplantation Recipients
Zimbrean PC, Gan G, Deng Y, Emre S. Body Image in Liver Transplantation Recipients. Liver Transplantation 2019, 25: 712-723. PMID: 30746848, DOI: 10.1002/lt.25432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsQuality of lifeBI concernsLiver transplantation recipientsChronic liver diseaseAcute liver failureCross-sectional studyMental health carePaucity of dataLiver transplantationTransplantation recipientsYounger patientsLiver failureLiver diseaseQOL scoresOrgan transplantationPatientsRecipientsHealth careBody image concernsTransplantationLow incomeBody imageDepression
2018
Text Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Relapse in Prelisting Liver Transplant Candidates: A Pilot Feasibility Study
DeMartini KS, Schilsky ML, Palmer A, Fehon DC, Zimbrean P, O'Malley SS, Lee HB, Toll BA. Text Messaging to Reduce Alcohol Relapse in Prelisting Liver Transplant Candidates: A Pilot Feasibility Study. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2018, 42: 761-769. PMID: 29498753, PMCID: PMC6438371, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13603.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcoholic liver diseaseLiver transplant candidatesLiver transplant patientsStandard careEfficacy outcomesTransplant patientsTransplant candidatesFeasibility outcomesTM participantsAlcohol interventionsClinical efficacy outcomesLiver transplantation programPreliminary efficacy outcomesPrimary feasibility outcomePilot feasibility trialPilot feasibility studyRelapse prevention interventionsBetter treatment outcomesLiver diseaseFeasibility trialUnited NetworkTransplantation programIntervention satisfactionTreatment outcomesAlcohol relapse
2015
Patients with Psychotic Disorders in Solid-Organ Transplant
Zimbrean P, Emre S. Patients with Psychotic Disorders in Solid-Organ Transplant. Progress In Transplantation 2015, 25: 289-296. PMID: 26645920, DOI: 10.7182/pit2015296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotic disordersOrgan transplantsTransplant candidatesComorbid conditionsMedical comorbid conditionsOutcomes of patientsType of transplantAssociated comorbid conditionsNumber of hospitalizationsSeverity of psychosisToxic effectsPosttransplant variablesTransplant recipientsAbsolute contraindicationClinical courseOrgan failureMedication adherenceOrgan recipientsPsychiatric hospitalizationPsychotic episodeWaiting listPatientsPsychotic patientsTransplantDescriptive study