Solution
To bridge this knowledge gap, Emma aims to better understand the impact of AEs on kidney transplant patients, families and surgeons, allowing them to provide effective communication and targeted mental health support. This study will be conducted in three parts with patients and surgeons recruited from the west of the Scottish Renal Transplant Force.
First, the questionnaire is completed by the patient and their surgeon to explore negative emotions one year after the implantation procedure. One survey evaluates quality of life, and the other considers regret. Asking the surgeon to complete the decision will highlight differences in opinion between patients and surgeons in the regret survey for further investigation.
In the second part of the study, EMMA conducts 1 hour interviews with patients who have experienced AE and their relatives, and the results are later used to make recommendations for support interventions.
Finally, an interview is conducted with a surgeon whose patients are suffering from AE. Here, the impact of these difficult situations on transplant surgeons is further investigated by assessing attitudes towards future decision-making.
