Abstract
Review question/objective The objective of this review is to identify the meaningfulness of adult life experiences after heart transplantation. The following questions will guide and direct the review: 1. How is a heart recipient’s sense of self and body image altered after a heart transplant? 2. How do heart recipients cope with the loss of their own heart and how do they reach acceptance of their donor heart? Inclusion criteria Types of participants This review will consider studies that include individuals 18 years of age and older who have received a heart or heart-lung transplant or re-transplant Phenomena of interest This review will consider studies that investigate the individual’s sense of self, the experience of transformation and adjustment following the loss of their own heart and the receiving of a new heart or heart and lungs. The context of this review is the community of those individuals living with another’s heart following heart transplantation
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