Patient Perspectives on the Use of Frailty, Cognitive Function, and Age in Kidney Transplant Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The allocation of scarce deceased donor kidneys is a complex process. Transplant providers are increasingly relying on constructs such as frailty and cognitive function to guide kidney transplant (KT) candidate selection. Patient views of the ethical issues surrounding the use of such constructs are unclear. We sought to assess KT candidates' attitudes and beliefs about the use of frailty and cognitive function to guide waitlist selection.

Methods

KT candidates were randomly recruited from an ongoing single-center cohort study of frailty and cognitive function. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and thematic analysis was performed. Inductively derived themes were mapped onto bioethics principles.

Results

Twenty interviews were conducted (65% contact

SUBMITTER: Shrestha P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11288332 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature