Articles tagged "Psychosocial"

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…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Challenges and Stressors of COVID-19 Kidney and Transplant Patients: A Mixed Methods Study
Y. A. Iraheta¹, A. L. Murillo², E. H. Wood¹, S. M. Advani³, R. Pines⁴, A. D. Waterman¹
¹UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Terasaki Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ³National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁴Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA
*Purpose: To assess the unique needs of at-risk kidney and transplant patients and their caregivers during COVID-19, we established a telephone Listening Center enabling them…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Improving Eligibility of Renal Transplants in the Elderly
L. B. Moraitis, J. Rogers, A. Farney, A. Reeves-Daniel, G. Orlando, W. Doares, S. Kaczmorski, A. Mena-Gutierrez, C. Jay, R. Stratta
Abdominal Organ Transplant, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: In the recent past, older age was contraindication to kidney transplantation (KT). New kidney allocation schemes with use of longevity matching, initiation of frailty…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Growing Up During the Pandemic: A New Look for Transitioning to Adult Transplant Care
M. M. Chandran, E. Blanchette, A. Sikora, M. Bisek, E. S. Christofferson, M. Bock
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) recipients of solid organ transplants (SOT) are confronted with a unique set of life stressors that may negatively impact…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Early Transplant Education Increases CKD 3-5 Patients’ Knowledge and Informed Decision-Making About Chronic Kidney Disease and Living Donor Kidney Transplant
A. D. Waterman¹, S. H. Kawakita², B. Dub³, Y. A. Iraheta¹, A. L. Murillo², T. Menser⁴, B. Mittman³
¹UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²Terasaki Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ³Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA, ⁴The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, CA
*Purpose: Early education about chronic kidney disease (CKD) and living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) outside of transplant centers is inconsistent, with patients in CKD 3…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Barriers to Transition Readiness in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Patients
K. Amatya, S. Yuhas-Schiltz, C. Petyak, A. Moudgil
Nephrology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Inadequate readiness for transition from pediatric to adult care is associated with loss of transplant, initiation of or return to dialysis, and other negative…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Food Insecurity and Impact on Transplant Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Moin, P. Verghese, R. Engen, D. Matossian
Pediatric Nephrology, Lurie Children's Hospital, chicago, IL
*Purpose: Food insecurity (FI), defined as inconsistent access to food or worry over shortage of food that prevents an active and healthy life, has not…
2021 American Transplant Congress
Addressing a Need in Transplant Clinical Care: Creation of the Organ Transplant Caregiver Toolkit
H. Bruschwein¹, G. Chen², A. Ortega³, W. Balliet⁴, T. Coco⁵, C. Thomas⁶, B. Hansen⁵, D. Richardson⁷, K. Canavan⁸, C. Burch⁹, A. Yaldo¹⁰, M. Jesse¹¹
¹University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, ²Memorial Hermann Transplant Center, Houston, TX, ³Memorial Transplant Institute, Miami, FL, ⁴Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Pheonix, AZ, ⁶Banner Transplant Institute, Pheonix, AZ, ⁷Caregiver, Minburn, IA, ⁸National Kidney Foundation, New York, NY, ⁹Stanford Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA, ¹⁰University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ¹¹Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Lay or informal caregivers are a critical component of pre- and post-operative care in adult organ transplantation and living donation. Caregiving in organ transplantation…

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