Objective To establish the model of psychological and social needs for patients having received kidney transplant surgery

and to understand the state of satisfaction of psychological needs on the part of the patients having received kidney transplant surgery as well as the factors of influence to those needs.Method To adopt a qualitative research method and select 10 cases of patients having received kidney transplant surgery at certain hospital in Chongqing as the object of the research.To conduct non-structural interviews with them after their surgeries

analyze relevant information by the 7-step analytical measure of the phenomenological information of Colaizzi

and finally to establish the model of psychological and social needs for the patients.Results The model of patients′needs centers on the sense of security

which includes four themes i.e.adaption

being informed

control

and trust.The sense of security is affected by factors such as one′s family and friends

medical personnel

and one′s faith.Conclusion The core psychological needs of patients having received kidney transplant survey is the sense of security whose enhancement requires an enlistment of the strengths of the patients′families and friends

medical personnel

and the faith of the patients themselves

and shall focus on the improvement of the patients′adaptability

feeling of being in control

the degree of trust to the medical staff

and meet the informed demand.