Articles tagged "Psychosocial"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Clinical Trial Enrollment on Renal Transplant Outcomes
T. Shertel, A. Eisenhart
Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
*Purpose: The advancement of science and medicine begins with new therapies and techniques arriving through clinical trials. The possibility of improved patient outcomes may also…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluating the Predictive Utility of the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) for Post-Transplant Outcomes in Moderate to High-Risk Liver Transplant Candidates
P. Sheiner, S. Spence, D. Gleason, J. Riley, M. Einstein, E. UrtasunSotil, C. Rochon, B. Maneckshana, O. Serrano
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
*Purpose: Previous studies suggest the Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplantation (SIPAT) is predictive of post-transplant outcomes in multiorgan transplant candidates. We aim to determine…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Patient Perspectives of Informed Consent for Deceased Donor Organ Intervention Research
E. Gordon¹, B. Knopf¹, A. Mussell², C. Phillips², R. Veatch³, P. Abt², P. Reese²
¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Georgetown University, Washington DC, DC
*Purpose: Interventions on deceased donors or their organs hold promise for increasing the quantity and quality of organs for transplantation by minimizing organ injury and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Education outside the Transplant Center – Initial Experience with an On-Line Transplant Education Hub
D. Belenko¹, C. Richardson¹, A. Li¹, N. Edwards¹, J. Lam¹, A. D. Waterman², A. Garg³, M. Novak⁴, I. Mucsi¹
¹Division of Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Division of Nephrology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ³Division of Nephrology, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Limited knowledge about kidney transplant (KT) is a potential barrier that may prevent patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) from pursuing KT. Dialysis and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care of Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective Analysis of a French Monocentric Cohort
M. Mazloum¹, M. Charbit², O. Aubert¹, D. Anglicheau¹, A. Scemla¹, R. Salomon², P. Krug², C. Legendre¹, R. Sberro-Soussan¹
¹Adult Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Necker Hospital, Paris, France, ²Pediatric Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Department, Necker Hospital, Paris, France
*Purpose: Transition refers to the dynamic process in which the patient is oriented from pediatric to adult care. In the field of kidney transplantation, transition…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Psychosocial Factors and Medication Adherence among Recipients of Vascularized Composite Allografts
S. Rasmussen¹, M. Henderson¹, C. Cooney¹, J. Shores¹, W. Lee¹, E. Goldman², C. Kaufman², D. Segev¹, G. Brandacher¹
¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Christine M Kleinert Institute, Louisville, KY
*Purpose: Psychosocial factors are important predictors of medication adherence, and subsequently graft survival, in solid organ transplantation. Early experiences suggest this may be the case…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Implementation of a Longitudinal Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Transition Program and Seminar – Safely Making the Long Leap to the Adult World
M. Moss, E. Steinberg, A. Sikora, K. McKinnon, J. Goebel, M. Bock
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Introduction: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) recipients of renal transplants (RTR) are confronted with a unique set of stressors. Rates of non-adherence are high…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of an mHealth, Electronic Pillbox Intervention on Tacrolimus Variability in Kidney Transplantation: Results of a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
J. W. McGillicuddy, L. Sox, J. Chandler, F. Treiber, D. Taber
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: Medication non-adherence (MNA) is a major risk factor and leading cause of late allograft loss in kidney transplant (KTX) recipients. Tacrolimus trough concentration variability,…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Evaluation of Living Kidney Donor Anxiety: Concerns, Anxiety Mitigation, and Realized Negative Experiences
A. A. Krause, R. S. Mangus, M. French, V. Martine, J. Powelson, W. C. Goggins
Medicine, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplantation provides a critical source of high quality grafts for patients with end stage renal disease. Detailed understanding of specific sources…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Caregiving before Thoracic Transplantation–A Qualitative Inquiry
C. C. Kennedy¹, J. Ridgeway¹, E. Stevens¹, J. Kirsch², K. Carroll¹, J. Griffin¹, R. Benzo¹
¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²University of Florida-Gainesville, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: Although post-transplant caregiver (CG) support is a prerequisite for transplant listing, research shows CG outcomes including stress and social functioning may be worse during…