Publications by authors named "Barbara Ruettner"

Although transplantation medicine is not new, there is a clinically justified gap in the existing literature with respect to the psychological processing of lung transplants. The present study aims to examine whether lung transplantation leads to an actualization of psychological, e.g.

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Fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) is severely disabling. However, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Recent research suggests a link to early childhood adversities and psychological trait variables.

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Although it is well known that a lung transplant enhances the recipient's quality of life, our knowledge of how it is processed mentally is limited. In this study, interviews were conducted with a lung-transplant patient two weeks, three months, and six months after surgery so as to investigate the relevant unconscious processing mechanisms. A dream reported in the first interview was analysed in accordance withapplying the Zurich Dream Process Coding System.

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Objective: Quality of life (QoL) is a crucial goal of post-transplant care. This study investigated predictors of QoL within the first 6 months after transplantation.

Methods: Forty patients were assessed 2 weeks (T1), 3 months (T2), and 6 months post-transplant (T3).

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