Healthcare-related sociocultural factors, racial disparities, and kidney transplant outcomes in the Kidney Transplant Fast Track program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States, streamlining the kidney transplantation (KT) evaluation process may reduce disparities and barriers to KT access. Prior work showed that the Kidney Transplant Fast Track (KTFT) program shortened this process and reduced racial disparities in waitlisting and overall KT. However, within a setting where evaluation-related structural barriers have been addressed, a comprehensive longitudinal evaluation incorporating sociocultural factors (e.g., medical mistrust, healthcare-related discrimination/racism) alongside race/ethnicity as prespecified predictors across multiple KT milestones, including KT type (living [LDKT] and deceased donor KT [DDKT]), has not been performed.

Methods

In this secondary analysis, data came from the KTFT study, a prospec

SUBMITTER: Velez-Bermudez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12870629 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature