Disaster preparation in kidney transplant recipients: a questionnaire-based cohort study from a large United States transplant center
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ABSTRACT:

Background

Few quantitative assessments have assessed disaster preparation in kidney transplant patients. This is a survey-based assessment of disaster preparedness of 200 patients at the University of California San Francisco, USA.

Materials and methods

Patients answered questionnaires assessing their level of preparedness as well as barriers to preparation. Preparedness was scored based on response to 7 questions. Univariate analyses compared participant characteristics extracted from the medical chart against three tertiles of preparedness: low (scores 0 - 2), medium (scores 3 - 4), and high (scores 5 - 7). California counties were coded and mapped by average preparedness scores.

Results

Only 30% of patients were highly prepared for disasters. Participants were pre

SUBMITTER: Sharief S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6102562 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature