Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 139-150, May 2009

Psychological Issues of Stem Cell Transplant

Department of Nursing Research, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA

Objectives

To address the psychological impact of transplant on quality of life, including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual, for the patient and caregiver, and to discuss the nurse's “emotional labor of caring” and “compassion fatigue” for such an intense vulnerable population.

Data Sources

Psychological transplant studies, peer review journals, and textbooks.

Conclusion

The psychological impact after the experience of transplant can leave an indelible impression on the patient, caregiver, and nurse.

Implications For Nursing Practice

Suggestions are made for assessment and management of various potential psychological issues for the three mentioned populations. With these issues being better understood, nurses can actively lessen psychological morbidity.

Key Words: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, psychological, quality of life, caregiver, compassion fatigue

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 This article was supported in part by National Cancer Institute research study: R01 CA107446, Standardized Nursing Intervention Protocol.

PII: S0749-2081(09)00027-8

doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2009.03.008

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 139-150, May 2009

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