2021 American Transplant Congress
Greater Social Vulnerability is Associated with Self-advocacy in the Living Donor Navigator Program
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: The Living Donor Navigator (LDN) program helps transplant candidates identify live donors by pairing them with an advocate - a friend or family member…2021 American Transplant Congress
I Would Do Whatever It Took”: Understanding the Motivation, Education and Experiences of Kidney Paired Donation Participants
*Purpose: To improve kidney paired donation (KPD) educational programs, we conducted semi-structured interviews to understand motivations of past recipients and donors to participate in KPD,…2021 American Transplant Congress
Mhealth Family Self-Management Intervention for Families of Transplanted Children
*Purpose: Nearly 2,000 children undergo solid organ transplant in the US annually. In our previous research with transplant families, parents reported difficulty coping with the…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Health Literacy on Kidney Transplant Listing
*Purpose: Limited health literacy has long been associated with poor health outcomes in the general population, but there have been few studies investigating the association…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Social Support, Social Circumstances and Distance from Transplant Center on Post Liver Transplant Outcomes: An Analysis from a Predominantly Rural U.S. Cohort
1University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 2Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Social support and social circumstances (SSSC) are critical yet less described entities in post-orthotopic liver transplant (OLT). We aimed to describe SSSC and correlate…2021 American Transplant Congress
Psychosocial Determinants of Regimen Adherence Among Kidney Transplant Recipients
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: There is increasing evidence suggesting a high prevalence of inadequate medication adherence among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and its subsequent consequences on health outcomes.…2021 American Transplant Congress
Experiential Expertise: What Can Patients and Donors Teach Us About Living Donation?
*Purpose: While educational materials and discussions with medical professionals are factually sound, insight from actual living donors (LDs) and recipients (Rs) may offer unique, experiential…2021 American Transplant Congress
Loneliness in Adults Awaiting Liver Transplantation at 7 U.S. Transplant Centers During the Covid-19 Pandemic
*Purpose: Loneliness, defined by the National Academy of Medicine as “a subjective feeling of being isolated”, has recently emerged as a strong predictor of adverse…2021 American Transplant Congress
High Interest, Low Payoff: Understanding Opportunities for Intervention for Those Exploring but Not Pursuing Paired Kidney Donation
1UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: In 2016, the National Kidney Registry (NKR) established an online donor screening portal (DASH) to manage and track individuals interested in kidney paired donation…2021 American Transplant Congress
Ambient Air Pollution and Changes in Cognitive Function Among Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Although cognitive function among kidney failure patients improves after kidney transplant (KT), cognitive impairment is common and associated with worse post-KT outcomes. Particulate matter…
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