2021
Quantifying Risk Tolerance Among Potential Living Kidney Donors With the Donor-Specific Risk Questionnaire
Thiessen C, Gannon J, Li S, Skrip L, Dobosz D, Gan G, Deng Y, Kennedy K, Gray D, Mussell A, Reese PP, Gordon EJ, Kulkarni S. Quantifying Risk Tolerance Among Potential Living Kidney Donors With the Donor-Specific Risk Questionnaire. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2021, 78: 246-258. PMID: 33508397, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.11.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney failure riskKidney failureDonor evaluationRisk QuestionnaireGreater patient-centered carePotential Living Kidney DonorsRisk estimatesKidney transplant centersKidney donor evaluationMultivariable logistic regressionLiving Kidney DonorsTime of enrollmentPatient-centered careTransplant centersTransplant teamKidney donorsRisk groupsPatient engagementAbstractTextLogistic regressionStudy designLongitudinal mixed-methods studyRecipientsMixed-methods studyRisk threshold
2017
Assessing Living Donor Priorities Through Nominal Group Technique
Dorflinger LM, Kulkarni S, Thiessen C, Klarman S, Fraenkel L. Assessing Living Donor Priorities Through Nominal Group Technique. Progress In Transplantation 2017, 28: 29-35. PMID: 29243533, PMCID: PMC5735019, DOI: 10.1177/1526924817746682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAltruismDecision MakingFemaleHumansLiving DonorsMaleMiddle AgedMotivationQualitative ResearchSurveys and QuestionnairesTissue and Organ ProcurementConceptsImpact of donationMost salientDonation decisionsNominal group techniquePersonal benefitsFuture researchAddress factorsMost peopleParticipantsAltruismLifestyle factorsTransplant programsNumber of donorsFuture healthCampaign effortsIndividualsPotential donorsKidneyPublic campaignsSupportGroup techniqueSalientLack of knowledgeDonationDecisions