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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Transplantation Surgery
  • Phenomenology

Background:

  • 30% of heart transplant recipients report emotional issues post-transplant.
  • These issues are not linked to medications or physiological changes.
  • Cardiac transplantation raises questions about self-identity and incorporating a new organ.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore how heart transplant recipients integrate a transplanted heart into their sense of self.
  • To understand the impact of corporeal changes on identity post-transplant.
  • To provide a framework for accessing the complex aspects of living with a transplanted heart.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized visual methodology with 25 videographically recorded semi-structured interviews.
  • Employed Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology for theoretical underpinning.
  • Conducted simultaneous iterative analysis of visual and verbal data.

Main Results:

  • A common theme was a disruption to participants' identity and bodily integrity.
  • Participants reported interconnectedness with the donor, even with a perceived 'intruder' organ.
  • Recipients vividly described imagining the anonymous donor, questioning their own identity.

Conclusions:

  • The study offers a nuanced understanding of embodied experiences of self and identity in heart transplant recipients.
  • Findings can inform transplant professionals in developing supportive interventions and improving informed consent.
  • Insights can help recipients optimally incorporate the graft, easing distress and improving recovery.