Psychosocial characteristics of patients evaluated for kidney transplant and associations with functional and frailty metrics at a veterans affairs hospital

Background The effect of psychosocial problems on listing outcomes and potential interactions with functional metrics is not well‐characterized among Veteran transplant candidates. Methods The results from psychosocial evaluations, frailty metrics, and biochemical markers were collected on 375 conse...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical transplantation 2022-02, Vol.36 (2), p.e14530-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Manay, Priyadarshini, Ten Eyck, Patrick, Siniff, Erin, Binns, Grace, Sanders, M. Lee, Swee, Melissa, Hornickel, Jodell L., Kalil, Roberto, Katz, Daniel A.
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Zusammenfassung:Background The effect of psychosocial problems on listing outcomes and potential interactions with functional metrics is not well‐characterized among Veteran transplant candidates. Methods The results from psychosocial evaluations, frailty metrics, and biochemical markers were collected on 375 consecutive Veteran kidney transplant candidates. Psychosocial diagnoses were compared between patients listed or denied for transplant. Functional abilities were compared among patients with or without psychosocial diagnoses and then evaluated based on reason for denial. Results Eighty‐four percent of patients had a psychosocial diagnosis. Common issues included substance or alcohol abuse (62%), psychiatric diagnoses (50%), and poor adherence (25%). Patients with psychiatric diagnoses, cognitive impairments, and poor adherence were more likely to be denied for transplant (P 
ISSN:0902-0063
1399-0012
DOI:10.1111/ctr.14530