Patients' Experiences With HIV-positive to HIV-positive Organ Transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV⁺ donor (HIV D⁺) to HIV⁺ recipient (HIV R⁺) transplantation involves ethical considerations related to safety, consent, stigma, and privacy, which could be better understood through studying patients' actual experiences.

Methods

We interviewed kidney and liver transplant recipients enrolled in clinical trials evaluating HIV D⁺/R⁺ transplantation at 4 centers regarding their decision-making process, the informed consent process, and posttransplant experiences. Participants were interviewed at-transplant (≤3 wk after transplant), posttransplant (≥3 mo after transplant), or both time points. Interviews were analyzed thematically using constant comparison of inductive and deductive coding.

Results

SUBMITTER: Van Pilsum Rasmussen SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8352618 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature