Health Professional-Identified Barriers to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Qualitative Study.

Shaifali SandalKathleen CharleboisJulio F FioreDavid Kenneth WrightMarie-Chantal FortinLiane S FeldmanAhsan AlamCatherine Weber

Published in: Canadian journal of kidney health and disease (2019)

HPs involved with the referral and coordination of transplantation play a major role in access to LDKT. We have identified challenges they face when discussing living donation with their patients that warrant further assessment and research to inform policy change.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
public health
healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
mental health
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
risk assessment
cell therapy
bone marrow
social media
climate change
patient reported