Objective To systematically summarize the psychological experience of lung transplantation recipients to comprehensively understand their needs and to provide better evidence for clinical treatment.Methods We searched databases including Cochrane Library,PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,Medline,PsycINFO,ProQuest,Scopus,CNKI,Wanfang Database,VIP and CBM from the start to January 2021,to collect the literature on qualitative studies of the psychological experience and needs of lung transplant recipients.Results A total of 12 studies were included,and 69 findings were extracted. Similar results were combined into 10 new categories,and then 4 integrated results were integrated,including the decision-making experience of lung transplantation,the joy and gratitude after lung transplantation,the distress caused by lung transplantation,and the adjustment after lung transplantation.Conclusion In the decision-making process of lung transplantation,medical personnel should provide lung transplant recipients and their families with comprehensive postoperative information to help them make a prudent choice after comprehensive consideration. Meanwhile,it is suggested that a follow-up management system should be established after lung transplantation.