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Articles tagged "Psychosocial"

  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Pre-Transplant Self-Report of Length of Sobriety is Not Significantly Related to Early Return to Alcohol Use Post Transplant

    J. Esswein1, A. Powell1, H. Bruschwein2, S. Weinland1

    1Psychiatry, VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, 2The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

    *Purpose: Many transplant centers in the United States require six months of abstinence from alcohol prior to liver transplant. Recently, there has been an increased…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Patient and Provider Perspectives on Telehealth Clinic Visits Precipitated by the Covid-19 Viral Pandemic

    L. Adamski1, C. Alvarez1, M. Patterson2, C. Shen3, G. Kaur3, F. K. Butt3

    1Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 2University of South Carolina, Greenville, SC, 3Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA

    *Purpose: The transplant community had to adjust to a new way of practicing medicine during the COVID-19 viral pandemic. Our transplant center quickly adapted to…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Novel Social Factors on Living Kidney Donation

    L. Cholin, E. Ramos, J. Yahr, J. Schold, E. Poggio, A. Huml

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

    *Purpose: General demographic information including age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status are often used to describe living kidney donors (LKDs). Little is known about more…
  • 2022 American Transplant Congress

    Circumstances Influencing Likelihood to Become an Organ Donor

    L. Clayton1, K. S. Holland2, C. W. Nonterah3

    1Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, 2Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, 3Department of Psychology, University of Richmond and Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA

    *Purpose: Currently, there are approximately 102,000 patients on the waitlist for a renal or liver transplant (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), 2021). In 2021,…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Journey to Transplant: A Pilot Feasibility Trial of a Virtual Counseling Intervention for Patients and Their Social Support Networks to Improve Access to Kidney Transplant

    A. Hart1, R. Edpuganti2, H. D'Cunha2, S. Kurschner2, W. T. McKinney1, A. Matas1, R. Patzer1, S. Chu1, M. Bruin1, M. Partin1

    1Hennepin Healthcare, University of Minnesota, Minneaplis, MN, 2Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneaplis, MN

    *Purpose: Home counseling interventions have shown promise in increasing rates of kidney transplant, but are challenging to implement. We piloted a structured but individualized virtual…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Death and Loss to Follow-up in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients Transferred to Adult Care: Who is at Risk?

    J. P. Stevens1, S. Gillespie1, M. Katz1, L. Hall2, V. Kolachala1, R. Ford3, N. A. Gupta1

    1Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2Transplant Services, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 3Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

    *Purpose: With improvements in surgical technique and immunosuppressive regimens, many pediatric liver transplant recipients are surviving to adulthood. Successful transition to an adult provider is…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Which Living Kidney Donors Arrive to the Donation Process Informed About Surgery?

    L. Malinzak, A. Segal, R. Prashar, M. Jesse

    Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

    *Purpose: To evaluate perceived knowledge about surgery in potential living kidney donors embarking on the donation process.*Methods: Potential living kidney donors were surveyed about their…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Understanding Transplant Decision Making Concerns for African, Caribbean and Black Canadian Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease

    N. Singh1, A. Wasim1, W. Hajjar1, K. Mohan1, N. El-Dassouki1, H. Habbal1, L. Angarso1, A. Dychiao1, S. Macanovic1, A. D. Waterman2, I. Mucsi1

    1University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: Compared to White Canadians, African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) Canadians with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) are less likely to receive a living donor…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    The Perfect Candidate? The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant

    E. J. Henricksen1, K. Stott2, S. Ilango2, Y. Moayedi3, K. Waddell4, H. I. Luikart4, J. Twiggs4, R. Lee1, B. M. Zhang5, W. Hiesinger6, K. K. Khush4, J. J. Teuteberg4

    1Transplant, Stanford Healthcare, Stanford, CA, 2Social Work, Stanford Healthcare, Stanford, CA, 3Cardiology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 5Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 6Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

    *Purpose: The Stanford Integrated Psychosocial Assessment for Transplant (SIPAT) is a tool used to objectify and enhance the pre-transplant psychosocial evaluation. We sought to assess…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Barriers to Living Kidney Donation: A Closer Look at Declined Donors

    M. Anand, S. Barhorst, S. Bumb, B. Abu Jawdeh, T. Kaur, A. Govil

    University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

    *Purpose: Medically complex donors are increasingly being assessed for donation. Due to concern for donor safety, there is a wide variation amongst transplant providers in…
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