Articles tagged "Psychosocial"

2020 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic and Financial Challenges Affecting 2500 Potential Living Kidney Donors’ Pursuit of Donation
A. Waterman¹, O. N. Ranasinghe¹, Y. Cui², 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, CA
*Purpose: To identify financial factors that affect living kidney donors’ attitudes and progress towards donation, we conducted a survey of 2576 potential living donors [48%…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Perceived Barriers Are Associated with Immunosuppressive Medication Adherence among Japanese Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Cross-Sectional Study
M. Takada¹, K. Oda², T. Kaitani², M. Fujii²
¹The Graduate School of Nursing, Sapporo City University, Sapporo, Japan, ²School of Nursing, Sapporo City University, Sapporo, Japan
*Purpose: Nonadherence to immunosuppressive medication after kidney transplantation is associated with a high risk of acute rejection and allograft loss. This study aimed to investigate…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Determinants of Kidney Transplant Candidates’ Willingness to Accept Deceased Donor Organ Intervention Research: A Conjoint Analysis
E. Gordon¹, P. Reese², J. Lee¹, L. Krishnamurthi¹, R. Veatch³, R. Knight⁴, P. T. Conway⁴, S. Dunn⁵, P. Abt²
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ⁴American Association of Kidney Diseases, Tampa, FL, ⁵Organ Alliance, Denver, CO
*Purpose: Deceased donor organ intervention research (“intervention research”) aims to increase organ quality and quantity for transplantation by protecting against organ injury and enhancing functionality.…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Ethical Considerations and Post-Operative Outcomes in Good Samaritan Living Liver Donors: What Motivates Individuals to Donate to Strangers
C. Flaig, A. Humar, E. Kirschner, C. Hughes, S. Ganesh, A. Tevar, J. Steel
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Few transplant centers evaluate Good Samaritan living liver donors, secondary to ethical concerns and lack of evidence that the post-operative outcomes are comparable to…
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
Affect in Patients Awaiting Heart Transplant
A. Ahmed¹, D. S. Yip², B. W. Hardaway³, B. A. Boilson⁴, T. D. Schneekloth⁵, R. Benzo¹, R. Daly⁶, M. A. Hathcock⁷, B. K. Johnson⁷, K. Thompson⁸, C. C. Kennedy⁹
¹Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ³Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ⁴Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Department of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁷Department of Health Services Research -Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁸Pulm onary Clinical Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁹William J. von Liebig Center for Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: Affect refers to an individual’s emotional response .It may be categorized as positive or negative. Affect in heart transplant candidates is under-explored. We aimed…
2020 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation in New York City
J. Torabi, M. Parides, J. A. Graham, J. P. Rocca
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Renal transplantation (RT) offers the best survival and quality of life for patients with end stage renal disease. Every effort should be made to…
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
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…