2017 American Transplant Congress
Perceived Legitimacy of Using Social Support for Transplant Eligibility: Results from a National Survey of Transplant Clinicians.
Background: Although the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require that social support be used to determine transplant eligibility, guidance is vague. Centers vary significantly…2017 American Transplant Congress
Ethnicity and Transplant Knowledge Among Canadian ESKD Patients.
Background:Living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) offers improved life expectancy and better quality of life compared to deceased donor kidney transplant (DDKT) or dialysis. African and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Potential Living Kidney Donors (LKD) Concerns About Opting Out and Preferences for an 'Alibi'.
1Yale U, New Haven; 2Northwestern U, Chicago; 3U Pennyslvania, Philadelphia
PurposeTo evaluate potential LKDs comfort discussing opting out with their intended recipient (IR) and preferences for alibisMethodsWe conducted a prospective, longitudinal study of potential LKDs…2017 American Transplant Congress
Medical Mistrust, Perceived Racism, and Experiences of Medical Discrimination Among Transplant Patients.
Background: Racial disparities in access to transplantation are well documented, but little is known about how transplant patients' distrust of the healthcare system, perceived medical…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Social Support on Kidney Transplant Listing Decisions: Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment.
Background: Although the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require that social support be used to determine transplant eligibility, guidance is vague and centers vary…2017 American Transplant Congress
Substance Use Among Potential Kidney Transplant Candidates and Its Impact on Access to Kidney Transplantation; a Canadian Cohort Study.
We assessed 1) the prevalence and associations of substance use among patients undergoing evaluation for kidney transplant (KT); 2) the association between substance use and…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Possible Unintended Consequence of the Kidney Allocation System: The Effect of Duration of Dialysis on Mental Health Outcomes.
Purpose: Long-term dialysis has been shown to adversely affect physical health-related quality of life (HRQOL) but its effect on mental HRQOL and symptoms of depression…2017 American Transplant Congress
Discrepancies in Perceived and Measured Cognitive Abilities in Transplant Recipients.
Aim: Examine how perceived cognitive performance compares with measured cognitive performance in renal transplant recipients.Background: Cognitive abilities affect patients' complex post-transplant care. An accurate assessment…2017 American Transplant Congress
Educational Strategies for Increased Wait-Listing Rates: Opportunities for Dialysis Center Intervention.
1UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; 2SLU, St. Louis, MO
Dialysis centers vary in how well they educate patients about kidney transplant (KT). This study categorized common groups of educational strategies used by dialysis staff;…2017 American Transplant Congress
Psychosocial Distress in Chronic Kidney Disease: Benefits of Kidney Transplantation.
PurposeWe describe the frequency of psychosocial distress among Canadian patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), and compare distress between pre-dialysis, dialysis patients and kidney…
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