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Articles tagged "Quality of life"

  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Associated with Genital Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Nonwhite Organ Transplant Recipients.

    K. Nadhan,1 M. Larijani,1 L. Ogrich,1 C. Shaver,1 A. Doyle,2 C. Chung.1

    1Dermatology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA; 2Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

    Purpose: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) confers significantly increased mortality in both solid organ transplant recipients (OTR) and the immunocompetent nonwhite population. In the latter, a…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Prevalence of Cutaneous Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A 5-Year Study from a Medical -Surgical Transplant Dermatology Center.

    R. Allawh, A. Weiffenbach, K. Nadhan, M. Abdelmalek, C. Cusack, C. Chung.

    Dermatology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

    Background: Solid organ transplant recipients (OTR) on chronic immunosuppression exhibit heightened risk of developing a myriad of cutaneous manifestations compared to non-transplant patients, including cutaneous…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Impact of Pediatric Lung Transplant on Quality of Life Outcomes.

    T. Lazor,1 H. Grasemann,2,3,4 M. Solomon,2,3,4 S. Anthony.1,4,5,6

    1Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3Program in Physiology and Experimental Medicine, Research Institute, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; 4Transplant and Regenerative Medicine Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; 5Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 6Canadian National Transplant Research Program, Toronto, Canada

    Purpose: Considerable debate within the transplant community over the last decade has focused on survival benefits following lung transplant (LTx) in children. This discussion has…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    A Pilot Test of the "Individualized Self-Management Training in Adolescent/Young Adult Recipients of Transplantation (iSTART)" Program.

    E. Fredericks, S. Eder, D. Egleston, W. Newhouse, D. O'Reilly, G. Freed, J. Magee, K. Resnicow.

    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

    Objective: To pilot test the feasibility and impact of the iSTART program on medication adherence, quality of life, and medication barriers among adolescent/young adult (AYA)…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Raising Awareness of the Importance of Exercise Training in Solid Organ Transplant: A Description of a Canadian Knowledge Dissemination Project.

    T. Janaudis-Ferreira,1 S. Mathur,2 T. Blydt-Hansen.3

    1School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; 2Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; 3BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada

    IntroductionHealthcare professionals are challenged by lack of knowledge of the evidence on optimal ways to assess and train solid organ transplant (SOT) candidates and recipients.…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Pregnancy Outcomes in Female Kidney Transplant Recipients Using Assisted Fertility Methods.

    L. Coscia,1 D. Armenti,1 S. Constantinescu,1,2 M. Moritz.1,3,4

    1Transplant Pregnancy Registry, Gift of Life Institute, Philadelphia, PA; 2Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; 3Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA; 4Morsani College of Medicine, USF, Tampa, FL

    The purpose of this study was to analyze pregnancy and transplant outcomes in female kidney recipients who used fertility medications alone (FM), intrauterine insemination (IUI),…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Psychosocial Distress in Chronic Kidney Disease: Benefits of Kidney Transplantation.

    C. Richardson,1 D. Belenko,1 E. Mucsi,1 N. Edwards,1 D. Wong,1 M. Novak,2 M. Li,3 I. Mucsi.1

    1Multiorgan Transplant Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2Department of Psychiatry, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    PurposeWe describe the frequency of psychosocial distress among Canadian patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), and compare distress between pre-dialysis, dialysis patients and kidney…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Building a Conceptual Framework of Treatment Burden After Kidney Transplant: A Qualitative Study.

    E. Lorenz, J. Egginton, M. Stegall, A. Cheville, D. Eton.

    Mayo Clinic, Rochester

    Background: After kidney transplant, patients must negotiate complex medication regimens, lifestyle changes, laboratory monitoring and clinic appointments. The personal workload of healthcare and its impact…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    The Impact of Body Mass Index > 35 on Kidney Transplant Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

    D. Walczak, E. Benedetti.

    Organ Transplant, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL.

    Background: The increased prevalence of obesity (BMI > 30) among adults in the United States over the last two decades is reflected in the number…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Improved Health Related Quality of Life Also in Older Recipients Following Kidney Transplantation.

    K. Lønning,1 K. Heldal,2,3 T. Bernklev,2,3 M. Andersen,1,4 A. Hartmann,1,3 N. Von der Lippe,3 A. Reisæter,1 K. Midtvedt.1

    1Department of Organ Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 2Clinic of Internal Medicine, Telemark Hospital, Skien, Norway; 3Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; 4Department of Health Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

    Background: There is a lack of knowledge regarding elderly patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and health related quality of life (HRQOL) after KTX.…
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