Articles tagged "Psychosocial"

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Medical Crowdfunding for Organ Transplant Patients
W. Durand,¹ J. Peters,¹ A. Eltorai,¹ S. Kalagara,¹ A. Osband,² A. Daniels.³
¹Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI; ²Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI; ³Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI.
BACKGROUND: An increasing number of patients and families are utilizing online crowdfunding to support their medical expenses related to organ transplantation. The factors that influence…
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Cognitive Function and Health Literacy Assessment Outcomes in the First Months after Renal Transplant in a Diverse Single Center Population
J. Trofe-Clark,^1,2 W. Gbemudu,¹ S. Hamel,¹ J. Shults,¹ R. Neubauer,² S. Ryan,¹ M. Kaminski,¹ D. Sawinski,² S. Goral,² M. Bleicher,² M. Lim,² R. Bloom,² P. Reese.²
¹Hosp.of Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²Renal Division, Perelman School of Medicine, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
A renal transplant recipient's (RTR's) abilities to understand and implement medication education are very dependent on cognitive function and health literacy. The purpose of this…
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Factors Impacting Return to Employment after Liver Transplantation
M. Hassan, M. Abouljoud, N. Sadik, A. Mazur, A. Elbanna, A. Yoshida, M. Jesse.
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
Liver transplantation (LT) prolongs the lives of patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Post-LT, 22-55% of patients return to some form of active employment. Age…
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Assessment of a Discharge Transplant Knowledge Quiz and Its Impact on Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
H. Corbo, N. Patel, N. Pilch, C. Perez, J. Fleming, T. Harrison, J. Hardcopf, H. Meadows, B. O'Brien, J. McGillicuddy, P. Baliga, D. Taber.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
The aim of this study is to determine if transplant quiz scores given prior to discharge were predictive of known patient risk factors and if…
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Racial Differences in Patient-Perceived Barriers to Starting the Kidney Transplant Evaluation
R. Hamoda, L. McPherson, K. Lipford, J. Gander, S. Pastan, R. Patzer.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Overview: Racial disparities in access to kidney transplantation persist along multiple transplant steps, including start of the transplant evaluation. No studies have identified barriers that…
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A Theoretical Framework to Explain Factors That Impact Completion of the Medical Evaluation Process for African American (AA) End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patient
C. Nonterah,¹ H. Gardiner,² D. Vavra.¹
¹Psychology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA; ²Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Black/African Americans (B/AA) are less likely to seek kidney transplantation or complete the pre-transplant medical evaluation despite higher prevalence rates of end-stage renal disease (ESRD).…
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Preparation for Transfer to Adult Kidney Transplant Care: Impacts of Providing Written Guidance
H. Stephens,¹ M. Clementi,¹ A. Al-Uzri, M. Wright,⁴ S. Iragorri,² D. Rozansky,² R. Jenkins,² J. Wade,³ K. Richardson,⁵ K. Freeman.¹
¹Institute on Development & Disability, Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR; ²Department of Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.
Objective: Survey youth and parents in a pediatric kidney transplant clinic with the following aims: 1) Compare pre- and post-intervention experiences with the transition process;…
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Risk Factors for Chronic Opioid Use after Kidney Transplantation
J. Fleming, D. Taber, R. Gilbert, L. Wilson, Z. Elmaasarani, B. O'Brien, N. Patel, N. Pilch, S. Ball, P. Mauldin, P. Baliga.
MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Opioid use is associated with increased complications, graft loss, and mortality in the kidney transplant (KTX) population. The aim of our study was to identify…
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No Correlation between US News "Best Hospitals" Rank and Outcome of Liver or Kidney Transplantation
J. Shreve,¹ S. Markowiak,² M. Nazzal,² J. Ortiz.²
¹University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH; ²Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH.
Introduction:Increased need for quality and cost effective healthcare has led to lay-press rankings such as U.S. News and World Report (USN). USN's “Best Hospitals” publication…
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Associations among Physical Fitness/function, Pain and Depression in Kidney Transplant Patients
A. Kastelz,^1,2 I. Tzvetanov,¹ B. Fernhall,² A. Shetty,³ L. Gallon,³ G. Hachaj,⁴ E. Benedetti.¹
¹Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; ²Integrative Physiology Lab, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; ³Internal Medicine Nephrology, Northwestern Medical Group, Chicago, IL; ⁴GH FitLab, Chicago, IL.
Kidney transplantation is the most successful treatment for end stage renal disease; however not all comorbidities of the disease are addressed by surgery. Depression and…