Articles tagged "Psychosocial"

2021 American Transplant Congress
High Interest, Low Payoff: Understanding Opportunities for Intervention for Those Exploring but Not Pursuing Paired Kidney Donation
A. D. Waterman¹, E. H. Wood¹, A. Thomas²
¹UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: In 2016, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) established an online donor screening portal (DASH) to manage and track individuals interested in kidney paired donation…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Ambient Air Pollution and Changes in Cognitive Function Among Kidney Transplant Recipients
Y. Feng¹, M. Jones², N. Chu², D. Segev¹, M. McAdams Demarco¹
¹Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Although cognitive function among kidney failure patients improves after kidney transplant (KT), cognitive impairment is common and associated with worse post-KT outcomes. Particulate matter…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Serum Phosphatidylethanol is Superior to Urine Ethyl Glucuronide for Detection of Alcohol Use in Pre-transplant Patients
N. Lim¹, T. Leventhal¹, M. Thomson¹, M. Hassan¹, J. Thompson¹, S. Chinnakotla², V. Kirchner², T. Pruett², R. Kandaswamy², V. Humphreville², A. Adams², J. Lake¹
¹Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Division of Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: More patients are presenting for liver transplant (LT) evaluation for alcohol-related liver disease (ALD). Detection of ETOH use has significant implications for patients undergoing…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Regimen Adherence for Kidney Recipients by Engaging Information Technologies: Update on the Take It Trial
E. Yoon¹, S. Hurr¹, L. Curtis¹, D. Ladner², S. Nair³, M. S. Wolf¹
¹Center for Applied Health Research on Aging (CAHRA), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²Surgery, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
*Purpose: In 2017, the TAKE IT trial began its evaluation of a multifaceted, technology-enabled, transplant center-based intervention to monitor medication adherence behaviors among Kidney Transplant…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Validation of New Measures of Self-Efficacy and Decision-Making for Living Donors
A. D. Waterman¹, D. Peipert², J. L. Beaumont³, F. Weng⁴
¹Transplant Research and Education Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
*Purpose: Kidney transplants from living donors (LD) impart the best clinical outcomes but have declined substantially over the past 15 years. To intervene with LDs…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Community Affluence Impacts Patient Survival Post Liver Transplantation
D. Jorgensen, A. Humar, C. Hughes, M. Molinari, A. Ganoza, S. Ganesh, A. Duarte-Rojo, A. Tevar
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Liver transplantation is an effective treatment for patients with end stage liver disease with excellent patients and grafts long term outcomes. Many recipient disease…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Validation of Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Computer Adaptive Testing Depression Item Bank in Kidney Transplant Recipients
V. Shah¹, A. Rezaeishahreza¹, E. Lui¹, R. Aser¹, S. Bartlett², M. Li¹, D. Howell¹, J. Peipert³, M. Novak¹, I. Mucsi¹
¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: To evaluate the reliability and validity of the PROMIS Depression computerized adaptive test (PROMIS-D CAT) in relation to a legacy measure in adult Kidney…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Medical and Psychosocial Reasons for Deferral and Denial Following Kidney Transplant Evaluation at a VA Transplant Center
D. Katz¹, E. Siniff², M. L. Sanders³, P. Manay¹, P. Ten Eyck⁴
¹Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²Transplant, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Hospital, Iowa City, IA, ³Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁴ICTS, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
*Purpose: VA kidney transplant patients present challenges that may limit their listing opportunities in the private sector. We sought to study the medical and psychosocial…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Care Processes and Structures Associated with Higher Medication Adherence: The Positive Adherence Study
A. Dabirzadeh¹, B. Foster¹, M. Dahhou¹, S. Mital²
¹Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: We aimed to identify care processes and structures that are independently associated with higher medication adherence among adolescent and young adult transplant recipients.*Methods: We…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Understanding the Decision-Making of 2576 Potential Living Kidney Donors of Different Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds
A. Waterman¹, G. H. Kim¹, Y. Cui², O. N. Ranasinghe¹, J. L. Beaumont², D. Adey³, U. Reddy⁴, B. Campbell⁵, F. L. Weng⁶
¹Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ³UCSF Health, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UC Irvine, Irvine, CA, ⁵Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
*Purpose: To better understand racial/ethnic disparities associated with kidney living donation, this study examined differences in potential living kidney donors’ decision-making, resistance to donation, and…

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