2015 American Transplant Congress
The Burden of Caregiving for Living Kidney Donors
Renal Transplantation, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: A large number of kidney donors are also primary caregivers for their recipients. Whilst primary caregiver status is a well-established cause of psychopathology, it…2015 American Transplant Congress
Do Community-Solicited NDDs Experience More Coercion to Donate a Kidney Than Traditional NDD Donors?
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, New York, NY.
BACKGROUND:Studies of non-directed donors (NDDs) have shown comparable psychosocial functioning to traditional donors. Within NDDs there are some that come forward in response to community…2015 American Transplant Congress
Education and Employment After Renal Transplantation in Young Adults: An International Study
Purpose: Young adults who have received a kidney transplantation (KT) have significant obstacles in achieving educational goals and finding employment. The purpose of this study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Mental Health After Living Kidney Donation: The Importance of Donors' and Recipients' Medical Process
A minority of living kidney donors have poor psychological outcomes after donation. There is mixed evidence as to the influence of the medical process on…2015 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Eating Disorders in Altruistic Organ Donor Candidates: Pitfalls, Red Flags and Practical Suggestions
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell, New York, NY.
The preoperative psychosocial evaluation of potential altruistic organ donors is a means of exploring a patient's motivations for donation as well as identifying any obstacles…2015 American Transplant Congress
Recovery After Living Donor Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
Living donors (LDs) require time away from daily activities and work for the surgery and recovery. In general, LDs are counselled that they should be…2015 American Transplant Congress
Graft Outcome Disparity in a Single Renal Transplant Center Based on Recipient Geographic Origin
University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH.
PURPOSE: The disparity in access to organs for kidney transplantation has led to inter-state “transplant tourism.” Our objective was to determine if recipients traveling over…2015 American Transplant Congress
Emotional Bonding in Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants (DDRT): Associated Factors and Effect on Medication Adherence
Division of Nephrology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
The feelings of the kidney recipient towards his or her donor are complex and may affect behavior in the post-transplant period. We studied 152 DDRT…2015 American Transplant Congress
Identification of Strategies to Facilitate Organ Donation Among African Americans
Background: African Americans (AA) are disproportionately affected by renal disease, yet few receive a kidney transplant. Surveys assessing attitude toward donation have demonstrated that AAs…2015 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics and Consequences of Renal Allograft Rejections Due to Nonadherence
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston.
Non-adherence (NA) with immunosuppressive medications is associated with increased healthcare costs, rejection risk, and graft loss. NA is difficult to measure, however, and is often…
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