Articles tagged "Psychosocial"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Marijuana Use Among Liver Transplant Recipients
K. G. Yan, L. Forman
Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: The effect of marijuana (MJ) use on liver transplant (LTx) outcomes is unclear. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of MJ and cannabidiol (CBD)…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Sleep Quality and Psychosocial Factors in Liver Transplant Recipients from an Outpatient Follow-Up Clinic in China
X. Zhu, J. Liu, L. Liu, P. Mao
Transplantation Center, Third Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, China
*Purpose: Sleep disturbance is a severe problem in liver transplant recipients; few studies have confirmed the psychosocial factors associated with sleep quality in patients after…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Perspectives of Nephrologists and Urologists on Financial Incentives for Altruistic Non-Directed Living Kidney Donors
F. Aziz¹, B. Hafeeq¹, J. C. Gopinathan¹, R. Narayanan¹, A. Krishnakumar¹, N. A. Uvais.²
¹Nephrology, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, India, ²Psychiatry, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, India
*Purpose: Several strategies have been suggested to remove financial barriers that can arise from donating a kidney, including payment in the form of incentives, rewards…
2020 American Transplant Congress
A Survey of Lung Transplant Recipient Attitudes and Beliefs on Accepting an Organ That Was Positive for Hepatitis C Virus
S. S. Humar¹, N. Pinzon¹, M. Cypel¹, S. Abbey²
¹University Health Network, Transplant Center, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University Health Network, Center for Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Recent data show that organs from donors who are HCV positive (+ve) can be safely transplanted into HCV negative recipients. We conducted a survey…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Promotoras De DonacióN: An E-Learning Module on Organ Donation
H. M. Gardiner¹, G. Alolod¹, T. Daly², R. Norden², L. Siminoff³, E. Gordon⁴, N. Guinansaca⁵, L. Winther⁵, A. Benitez⁶, I. Hernandez⁶, C. Bergeron⁷, P. Kelly¹, L. Pappaterra⁸
¹Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ²Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia, PA, ³College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ⁵Centro San Bonifacio, Chicago, IL, ⁶Enlace Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁷Bexar County Health Collaborative, San Antonio, TX, ⁸Esperanza Health, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Latinx are overrepresented on the transplant waitlist, an underrepresented as posthumous organ donors. Promotoras (community health workers) have proven effective at advocating and spearheading…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Ready for Transplantation: Getting the Right Messages Across at the Right Time
D. Goodall, K. Tansey, S. Clarke-Swaby, P. Webster, E. Salisbury, J. Tomlinson, R. Bright, W. Brown
Imerial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Successful outcomes post-transplantation demands significant commitment from patients therefore it is crucial that they have a good understanding of what is involved. Our pharmacist…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Technology Access, Use, and Intent among Kidney Transplant Candidates Vulnerable to Health Disparities
S. Smith¹, M. Keller², R. Seibert³, L. Kayler¹
¹Transplant, Transplant and Kidney Care Regional Center of Excellence, Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, NY, ²Transplant, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, Buffalo, NY, ³Transplant, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, Buffalo, NY
*Purpose: Advances in eHealth have created opportunities to reach vulnerable populations, however, eHealth strategies could paradoxically increase health disparities if vulnerable individuals lack technology access…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Improving Eligibility of Renal Transplants in the Elderly
L. B. Moraitis¹, J. Rogers², A. Farney¹, A. Reeves-Daniel¹, G. Orlando¹, W. Doares¹, S. Kaczmorski¹, A. Mena-Gutierrez¹, C. Jay¹, R. Stratta¹
¹Abdominal Organ Transplant, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: In the recent past, older age was a contraindication to kidney transplantation (KT). New kidney allocation schemes with use of longevity matching, initiation of…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Reduction in Physician Burnout among Transplant Surgeons: A Preliminary Result of the Role of ‘Medical Missions’
N. T. Ngo¹, D. Halpin², P. Sindhwani³, O. Ekwenna³
¹MS2, University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, ²MS4, University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, ³Department of Urology and Transplantation, University of Toledo College of Medicine & Life Sciences, Toledo, OH
*Purpose: The objective of this preliminary study was to report prevalence of burnout among transplant surgeons who participated in a cross-sectional survey and to assess…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Health Mindsets Can Influence Psychosocial Ratings in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients
R. Wright, A. Gallo, L. Maestretti, C. Mueller
Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
*Purpose: There is a large body of research which shows psychological states can influence health and behavioral outcomes, yet in clinical practice, psychosocial states are…