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Exploring the Differential Access Hypothesis: Do Black Kidney Transplant Candidates Have Less Social Network Access to Potential Living Donors Than White Candidates?
*Purpose: This study assesses the ‘differential access’ hypothesis that non-Hispanic Black kidney transplant candidates in the United States have access to fewer healthy, willing potential…2022 American Transplant Congress
The Ties That Transplant: The Social Network Determinants of the Living Kidney Donor Relationship Distribution
Sociology & Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
*Purpose: To describe and explain the distribution of social relationships of living kidney donors to kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: Using an original dataset of transplant candidates…2022 American Transplant Congress
Adherence, Outcomes and Adverse Effects in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients After Early Steroid-Withdrawal and Low-Dose Calcineurin Inhibitor Maintenance Immunosuppression
1Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 2George Mason University, Arlington, VA
*Purpose: To explore adherence and long-term impacts of a sirolimus-based, low-dose calcineurin inhibitor regimen with early steroid withdrawal in pediatric renal transplant recipients.*Methods: A single-center,…2022 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic Deprivation of “Closed for No Contact” Kidney Transplant Referrals
*Purpose: The kidney transplant process has a high attrition rate. Socioeconomic factors have been associated with low evaluation completion. After a referral is placed for…2022 American Transplant Congress
Collaboration for Successful Transition to Adult Care in Liver Transplant: Early Outcomes of a Structured Program with Youth Engagement
*Purpose: To effectively transition youth to adult hepatology through a structured program and developed partnerships while promoting and maintaining optimal outcomes.*Methods: The pediatric and adult…2022 American Transplant Congress
Understanding the Impact of Financial Obstacles and Reimbursement for Lost Wages on the Decision-Making Process for Living Organ Donation
*Purpose: This study examined the impact of financial obstacles (e.g., lost wages, travel, and dependent care expenses) on the decision to initiate an evaluation for…2022 American Transplant Congress
Development and Validation of a Kidney Transplant-Specific Measure of Treatment Burden
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, 3Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: Treatment burden refers to the work involved in managing one’s health and its impact on well-being. Treatment burden has been associated with nonadherence and…2022 American Transplant Congress
Heterogeneity in Center Practices in Liver Transplantation for Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease in the United States
*Purpose: Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is now the leading indication for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States (US), particularly since LT has emerged as…2022 American Transplant Congress
Kidney, Lung and Liver Transplant Patients’, Kidney Transplant Candidates’ and Living Donors’ Perspectives on the Role of Patients’ Stories and Creative Writing in Transplantation: An Exploratory Study
*Purpose: Organ transplantation is associated with medical, psychological and existential challenges for patients. Patients’ experiential knowledge can help other patients facing these challenges. Patients’ stories…2022 American Transplant Congress
Validation of the PROMIS® Medication Adherence Scale Among Kidney Transplant Recipients on Tacrolimus
1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients (KTR) take a daily regimen of immunosuppression medication that almost inevitably includes tacrolimus (TAC). Non-adherence to TAC is a strong predictor…
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