Articles tagged "Psychosocial"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Race and Substance Use on Listing Decisions for Kidney Transplant
R. N. DeBlasio¹, L. Myaskovsky², K. Kendall¹, A. DiMartini¹, G. Switzer¹, D. M. Posluszny¹, C. Puttarajappa¹, A. D. Tevar¹, S. Hariharan¹, R. Shapiro³, M. A. Dew¹
¹U Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²U New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ³Mt Sinai Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute, New York, NY
*Purpose: Racial/ethnic minority patients face reduced access to kidney transplantation. We hypothesized that this disparity may be magnified if patients also have major psychosocial liabilities…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Health Utility And Social Distress In Kidney Transplant (KT) Recipients
S. Macanovic¹, D. Li¹, B. Liao¹, I. Escudero¹, V. Shah², A. Nagee², A. Che², R. Khairalla², M. Novak³, I. Mucsi¹
¹Division of Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Preference-based measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) or health utility, such as the EuroQol-5D5L (EQ5), cover multiple health domains and are combined into…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Regimen Adherence For Kidney Recipients By Engaging Information Technologies: The Take It Trial
D. P. Ladner¹, M. S. Wolf²
¹Surgery, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL, ²General Internal Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Several studies report a high prevalence of inadequate adherence to prescribed (Rx) immunosuppressive (IS) medication regimens among kidney transplant (KT) recipients, yet few interventions…
2019 American Transplant Congress
The Implementation and Impact of an Opioid Minimization Protocol in an Urban Renal Transplant Population
A. Lichvar, M. Campara, E. Benedetti, J. Benken
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: The opioid epidemic within the United States has devastated patients and their families in addition to triggering a national public health crisis. Unnecessary prescribing…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Self-reported Marijuana Use In Kidney Transplant Candidates And Its Association With Access To Transplantation
S. Rodriguez Ramirez, E. Tang, O. Famure, A. Bansal, J. Kim, I. Mucsi
Kidney Transplant, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: In light of the current legislative changes in Canada, and the variable approach to marijuana use in the United States, it is important to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Parental Anxiety and Depression Rates across Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Populations
A. M. Lofton¹, A. Wille¹, E. A. Steinberg², C. Buchanan²
¹Psychiatry, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, ²Psychiatry, University of Colorado SOM, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: This study’s purpose is to examine parental self-report of depression and anxiety symptoms during the pre-transplant evaluation process for solid organ transplant pediatric candidates…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Higher Level of Social Support is Associated with Higher Likelihood of Pursuit of Living Donor Kidney Transplant (LDKT)
T. Ahmed¹, S. Dano¹, Z. Zhou¹, I. Unarain¹, M. Saqib¹, V. Li¹, Y. Khoo¹, M. Novak², I. Mucsi¹
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Program and Division of Nephrology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: LDKT is the optimal treatment for many patients with End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) , offering better clinical outcomes and quality of life. Studies…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Lower Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment (SIPAT) for Transplantation Score is Predictive of Successful Listing for Kidney Transplant Candidates
A. Kumar¹, J. Salaway², M. Dorris², J. Newman³, A. Doyle¹, S. Rao¹
¹Nephrology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ²Transplant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, ³University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Psychosocial evaluation is an integral part of transplant recipient evaluation. SIPAT is a tool designed to assess psychological health of transplant candidates. Lower SIPAT…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Non-Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medications in Kidney Transplant Recipients, Barriers and Predictors
S. Taj¹, H. Baghaffar², D. Alnajjar², N. Almashabi³, S. Ismail⁴
¹King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University For Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ²Ibn Sina College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ³Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Pharmaceutical Care Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Non-adherence to immunosuppressant therapy (IST) is one of the major factors leading to graft rejection. To our knowledge, limited data exist on the prevalence…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Incorporating Tangible Benefits into the Risk-Benefit Analysis of Living Organ Donation Decisions
M. Robin¹, S. Rasmussen², A. Saha², A. Eno², M. Waldram², D. Segev², M. Henderson²
¹University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: The risk-benefit framework currently used in living organ donation presumes all benefit is afforded to the recipient, whereas the donor only assumes risks. However,…