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Articles tagged "Psychosocial"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Exploring the Differential Access Hypothesis: Do Black Kidney Transplant Candidates Have Less Social Network Access to Potential Living Donors Than White Candidates?

    J. Daw1, M. Roberts1, T. Purnell2

    1Sociology & Criminology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 2Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    *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

    J. Daw

    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

    A. Garcia1, R. Plews1, M. Moran1, F. Trujillo1, A. Martinez1, N. Koizumi2, D. Conti1, J. Ortiz1

    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

    S. Cooley1, D. Cassidy2, N. Kunnath3, R. Sung4, V. S. Valbuena4

    1Kansas City University of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, 2University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, 3Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 4Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    *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

    B. Kosmach-Park1, J. Kilpatrick2, A. Algeo1, K. Jones1, L. Remaley1, N. Elazzazy2, N. Jonassaint3, G. Mazariegos1

    1Transplant Surgery, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 3Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

    *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

    R. J. Mandell1, A. R. Smith1, K. A. Gifford2, B. A. Hong3, N. P. Goodrich1, A. K. Mathur4, M. A. Fava1, A. O. Ojo5, R. M. Merion1

    1Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, 2American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Arlington, VA, 3Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 4Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, 5University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS

    *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

    E. Lorenz1, T. Petterson1, I. Zaniletti1, K. Lackore1, B. Johnson1, M. Mai2, S. Nair3, A. Bentall1, K. Yost1, D. Eton1

    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

    N. Lim1, A. Kwong2, S. Jafri3, M. Jesse3, M. Kriss4, K. Nair5, A. Pillai6, A. Shingina7, A. Desai8

    1Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 3Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, 4University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 5Community Health Network, Indianapolis, IN, 6University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 7Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 8Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

    *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

    L. Laneuville1, F. Ballesteros Gallego2, A. Affdal2, B. Gagnon-Chainey3, L. Brassard2, P. Millot3, S. Harel3, C. Mavrikakis3, M. Malo3, M. Fortin2

    1McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2CRCHUM, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

    *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

    J. D. Peipert1, R. Slay2, B. Smith2, D. Cella1, A. Keys2, D. Taber2

    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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