Articles tagged "Psychosocial"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation Tourism and Recipients Perspectives and Experience
F. Al Rahbi, I. Al Salmi.
The Renal Medicine Department, The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
Background: In view of shortages of available organs, long wait times for possible transplantation and strict regulation, many patients opt for commercial transplantation. This study…
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The Chauvet Workgroup: From Inception to the Future
H. Amer,¹ S. Jowsey-Gregoire,¹ M. Kumnig,² E. Moreno,³ W. Dean,⁴ C. Brown,⁵ S. Jarvholm,⁶ K. Coffman,⁷ P. Petruzzo,⁸ E. Morelon.⁸
¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; ³UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; ⁴US Department of Defense, Fort Detrick, MD; ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; ⁶University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; ⁷Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; ⁸University of Lyon, Lyon, France.
From the first hand transplant that ushered in the era of reconstructive transplantation, it was apparent that the psychosocial background of the patient and the…
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Cognition and Self-Management in Liver Transplant Recipients
D. Ko,¹ L. Bratzke,² R. Muehrer.²
¹Vanderbilt University, Nashville; ²University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison.
Cognitive impairment in the liver transplant (LT) population could negatively affect one's ability to self-manage. This study examined cognition and its relationship with self-management in…
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The Influence Factors of DCD Donors' Family Members' Willingness in Chinese Current Status (Hunan Province Experience)
B. Tu, C. Li, C. Li, S. Liu, Y. Zhao, X. She, Y. Ming.
Transplantation Center of the 3rd Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changssha, Hunan, China.
Background: Organ donation after citizen death (DCD) in China has developed gradually since the government promotes it powerfully from 2012, but the donation rate in…
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Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT) Identifies Non-Adherence in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
K. Freischlag,¹ V. Chen,² S. Nagaraj,² A. Chua,² E. Chambers.²
¹School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC; ²Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Background: We have demonstrated that overall pre-transplant Psychosocial Assessment of Candidates for Transplantation (PACT) scores can identify high risk pediatric kidney recipients. In this pilot…
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Risk Factors for Chronic Opioid Use after Liver Transplantation
J. Fleming, D. Taber, B. O'Brien, N. Patel, N. Pilch, R. Gilbert, L. Wilson, Z. Elmaasarani, S. Ball, P. Mauldin, P. Baliga.
MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Opioid use is associated with increased readmissions and mortality in the liver transplant (OLTx) population. The aim of our study was to identify risk factors…
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Cognitive Impairment Influences Transplant Eligibility
A. Gupta, J. Klein, J. Mahnken, R. Montgomery, A. Ilahe, P. Budhiraja, T. Thomas, T. Schmitt, J. Burns, D. Cibrik.
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
Background: Cognitive impairment is common in end stage renal disease and affects health outcomes. Cognitive impairment after solid organ transplants affects medication adherence and graft…
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Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: Is Early Always Necessary?
T. Wu,¹ N. Nissen,² C. Galloway,² A. Klein,² T. Tran,¹ W. Ayoub,¹ M. Noureddin,¹ I. Kim,² T. Todo,² V. Sundaram.¹
¹Department of Medicine and Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; ²Department of Surgery and Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Aim: Prior studies have demonstrated liver transplantation (LT) as a viable option for patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (AH) who fail steroid treatment. These studies…
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Medication Adherence: Does Where You Live Matter?
S. Wadhwani,¹ S. Taylor,¹ C. Brokamp,¹ W. Guo,¹ E. Shemesh,² J. Bucuvalas.¹
¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati; ²Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.
Background & Objectives: Medication non-adherence remains problematic in pediatric liver transplant (LT)[mdash]estimates suggest that up to 53% of adolescents are non-adherent. We leveraged data from…
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Evaluating PROMIS-57 Domains to Screen for Anxiety and Depression Using Legacy Instruments among Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Bansal,¹ O. Ekundayo,¹ E. Tang,¹ F. Khalafi,¹ H. Ford,¹ M. Li,³ M. Novak,² I. Mucsi.¹
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; ³Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
BACKGROUNDDepression and anxiety are frequent among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). We evaluate the accuracy of the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement System (PROMIS 57 item) depression…