Articles tagged "Quality of life"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Health Utility And Social Distress In Kidney Transplant (KT) Recipients
S. Macanovic¹, D. Li¹, B. Liao¹, I. Escudero¹, V. Shah², A. Nagee², A. Che², R. Khairalla², M. Novak³, I. Mucsi¹
¹Division of Nephrology and Multi-Organ Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³Centre for Mental Health, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Preference-based measures of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) or health utility, such as the EuroQol-5D5L (EQ5), cover multiple health domains and are combined into…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Lifestyle Intervention in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Multicenter, Randomized Clinical Trial
E. Corpeleijn¹, G. Klaassen², D. M. Zelle², D. Dijkema³, I. van Vliet², F. J. Bemelman⁴, G. J. Navis², S. J. Bakker²
¹Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Department of Dietetics, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Nephrology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
*Purpose: Low physical activity and reduced physical functioning are common after renal transplantation, resulting in a reduced quality of life. The aim of this study…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Real-Life Food Safety Behavior and Incidence of Food-Borne Infections in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
M. Lindup, D. Golshayan, M. Pascual, O. Manuel, M. Mombelli
CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
*Purpose: Specific food safety measures are highly recommended in solid-organ transplant (SOT) recipients. However, the actual adherence of patients in real life and the impact…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Timeline for Resuming Physical Activities after Renal Transplantation: A Mid West Pediatric Nephrology Consortium Study
P. Baddi¹, H. Patel², H. Janjua³, D. Y. Kim⁴, A. Jain⁵
¹Beaumont Children's Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Children's Hospital of Michigan and Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ⁵Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: To assess the practice patterns of the timeline for safely resuming various physical activities after pediatric kidney transplant.*Methods: An anonymous web-based survey was distributed…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Use of Latent Class Analysis to Identify Patient Symptom Burden Subgroups after Living Donor Kidney Transplant
J. Peipert, J. Caicedo-Ramirez, K. Ensor, J. Friedewald, M. Abecassis, D. Cella, D. Ladner, Z. Butt
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Identifying groups of patients based on clusters of symptoms they experience may help advance our understanding of living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) recipients’ post-operative…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Patient Reported Side Effects Associated with Reduced Quality of Life after Living Donor Kidney Transplant
J. Peipert, J. C. Caicedo-Ramirez, K. Ensor, J. Friedewald, M. Abecassis, D. Cella, D. Ladner, Z. Butt
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: As living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) graft and patient survival approaches 100%, the focus of care turns to patient reported outcome measures such as…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Patient and Caregiver Assessments: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
J. Lau, A. A. Rmilah, R. Mendpara, P. J. Erwin, C. C. Kennedy
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: We sought to summarize the available literature regarding the psychosocial effects of the waiting period on pre-transplant adult heart or lung transplant candidates and…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Patient-Reported Transplant-Related Symptoms in Kidney Transplant Recipients
J. L. Beaumont¹, I. Purnajo¹, M. Polinsky², E. Alemao², M. J. Everly¹
¹Terasaki Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
*Purpose: Kidney transplant (txp) recipients experience many symptoms as a result of their transplant experience, immunosuppressive regimens, and comorbid conditions. The objective of this analysis…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Evaluation of Living Kidney Donor Anxiety: Concerns, Anxiety Mitigation, and Realized Negative Experiences
A. A. Krause, R. S. Mangus, M. French, V. Martine, J. Powelson, W. C. Goggins
Medicine, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplantation provides a critical source of high quality grafts for patients with end stage renal disease. Detailed understanding of specific sources…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Availability of Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Treatment Services at US Hospitals Providing Transplantations
S. K. Niazi¹, A. Spaulding², T. Schneekloth³, A. Keaveny⁴, A. Vasquez¹, E. Vargas², T. Rummans¹, C. Taner⁵
¹Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²Health Services Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ³Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ⁵Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Comprehensive pre-transplant psychosocial assessment is recommended by organ-specific professional transplant (TX) organizations. Given the significant impact on TX outcomes of untreated psychiatric (PSYCH) comorbidities,…