'Medikamente sind Bomben' - zum Metapherngebrauch von Lungentransplantations-Patienten mit guter oder ungenügender Compliance: 'Medications are bombs' - metaphor use of lung transplant patients with high and low compliance

Karin Moser

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Abstract

Following organ transplantation, complex psychological processes take place. This study investigated patients' use of metaphors relating to their experience of lung transplantation as well as differences in the use of these metaphors between patients with either high or low compliance.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)72-80
JournalZeitschrift für Medizinische Psychologie
Publication statusPublished - 9 Aug 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • metaphors
  • organ integration
  • transplantation
  • compliance
  • body image

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