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. 2025 Mar;27(1):e70061.
doi: 10.1111/nhs.70061.

Examining the Relationship Between Healthy Life Awareness and Psychological Well-Being in Liver Transplantation Patients: A Structural Equation Model

Sevinç Meşe  1 , Pınar Harmancı  1
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Examining the Relationship Between Healthy Life Awareness and Psychological Well-Being in Liver Transplantation Patients: A Structural Equation Model

Sevinç Meşe et al. Nurs Health Sci. 2025 Mar.

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the mediating role of healthy life awareness in the relationship between the sociodemographic characteristics and psychological well-being of liver transplant patients. The sample of the study consisted of 202 patients aged between 18 and 69 years who underwent liver transplantation surgery at a hospital in Turkey. The data were collected using a sociodemographic information form, the "Healthy Life Awareness Scale" and the "Psychological Well-Being Scale." Healthy life awareness directly predicted psychological well-being (β: 0.68, p < 0.01). Education positively predicted psychological well-being both directly (β: 0.14, p < 0.05) and indirectly through healthy life awareness (β: 0.76, p < 0.05). Age indirectly predicted healthy life awareness and psychological well-being through employment status and education. The income level positively predicted healthy life awareness (β: 0.14, p < 0.05), whereas gender (male) negatively predicted healthy life awareness (β: -0.22, p < 0.01). Healthy life awareness was a significant predictor of psychological well-being. The results of this study may offer valuable information for healthcare providers to tailor interventions that also support mental and emotional health, which is critical to the long-term success of transplant outcomes.

Keywords: healthy life awareness; path analysis; psychological well‐being; transplantation.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Model of relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, healthy life awareness, and psychological well‐being. N = 202, Estimates are based on standardized regression coefficients.
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