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Articles tagged "Psychosocial"

  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Pre- and Post-transplant Outcomes on Patient-reported Outcomes in a Prospective Multicenter Trial in Kidney Transplantation

    J. M. Rohan1, J. P. Leone2, E. Woodle3, D. Kaufman4, A. R. Shields3, A. Wiseman5, A. J. Matas6, P. West-Thielke7, E. King3, R. R. Alloway3

    1Children's Hospital Richmond VCU, Richmond, VA, 2Tampa General, Tampa, FL, 3U Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 4U Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 5Centura Transplant, Denver, CO, 6U Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 7UIC, Chicago, IL

    *Purpose: BEST Trial (Belatacept-based Early Steroid-withdrawal Trial) compared belatacept (BELA)-based early steroid withdrawal (ESW) regimens with a tacrolimus (TAC)-based ESW regimen across 2years. CNI free/ESW…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Psychosocial Factors Influencing Patients’ Decision Making About Upper Extremity Vca

    B. Kuramitsu1, J. Gacki-Smith1, A. Ferzola2, K. Vanterpool2, C. Kunkle3, M. Hewitt3, A. Schultheis3, T. Riggleman3, J. Taylor3, C. Cooney2, M. Levan2, S. Tintle3, G. Brandacher2, E. Gordon1

    1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 3Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD

    *Purpose: The informed consent process for upper extremity (UE) Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) has yet to be standardized. Consequently, the information provided to patients about…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Two Step Screening for Anxiety Symptoms in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

    H. Lan, F. Jamil, N. Al Kaabi, R. Aser, K. Gyatso, H. Habbal, S. Macanovic, S. Dano, M. Novak, I. Mucsi

    University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

    *Purpose: Patients with end-stage organ failure who receive organ transplants often experience anxiety symptoms. Currently, however, these symptoms frequently remain un-detected. Systematic screening for anxiety…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Transplant Decision Making Concerns for Asian Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease

    N. Singh1, A. Wasim1, G. Chawla1, F. Jamil1, M. Hamid1, R. Siddiqui1, E. Lui1, N. El-Dassouki1, M. Novak1, 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, Asian Canadians with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) are less likely to receive living donor kidney transplant (LDKT). We explored…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Systematic Implementation of Alcohol Screening Program Using Urine Ethyl Glucuronide Can Identify Post-transplant Alcohol Use and Aid Return to Sobriety in Liver Transplant Recipients

    N. Lim1, T. Leventhal1, M. Thomson1, M. Hassan1, J. Thompson1, S. Chinnakotla2, V. Kirchner2, T. Pruett1, R. Kandaswamy2, V. Humphreville2, A. Adams2, J. Lake1

    1Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2Division of Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

    *Purpose: Rates of liver transplantation (LT) for alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) are increasing, particularly in patients with acute alcoholic hepatitis. Post-LT alcohol (ETOH) use has…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Rejection in Pediatric and Young Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients on the Use of Mental Health Resources

    E. Ruzicka1, E. Lyons2, C. Naclerio2, A. Sikora2, K. McKinnon2, E. Blanchette2, M. Chandran2, M. Bock2, E. Christofferson2

    1Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, 2University of Colorado, Aurora, CO

    *Purpose: Allograft rejection often results in increased hospital and medical resource utilization. Pediatric kidney transplant recipients (KTR) are at risk for psychosocial stressors, nonadherence to…
  • 2021 American Transplant Congress

    Information-Seeking Behavior During Covid-19: Opportunities for Communication and Care Transition Improvements

    S. H. Advani1, S. M. Advani2, Y. A. Iraheta3, A. Murillo4, H. A. Gritsch3, A. D. Waterman3

    1Terasaki Institute, Bethesda, MD, 2National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, 3UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 4Terasaki Institute, Los Angeles, CA

    *Purpose: To learn more about how at-risk dialysis and transplant patients sought health information during COVID-19 and what was most helpful, we conducted a mixed-methods…
  • 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…
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