Cannabis and Cigarette Use Before and After Living Kidney Donation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unclear whether kidney donation leads to lifestyle changes in terms of cannabis and cigarette use.

Objective

To describe cigarette and cannabis use before and after kidney donation and to determine their associations with lifestyle and clinical factors.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

The Living Kidney Donor program in the Champlain Local Health Integration Network at The Ottawa Hospital in Ottawa, Canada.

Patients

The study included 178 living kidney donors who donated between January 2009 and December 2018.

Measurements

Donors were screened for cannabis and cigarette use by telephone interview. Their clinical characteristics and changes in kidney function before and after donation were recorded.

Methods

Cannabi

SUBMITTER: Bugeja A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7923981 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature