2022
Depression in transplantation
Zimbrean PC. Depression in transplantation. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2022, 27: 535-545. PMID: 36227755, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000001024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDepressionHumansKidney TransplantationLiving DonorsOrgan TransplantationTransplant RecipientsConceptsRisk factorsTransplant recipientsTransplant populationHigher healthcare utilizationOrgan transplant recipientsImprovement of depressionImpact of depressionEffective treatment interventionsRates of depressionSocial risk factorsCognitive behavioral therapyKidney recipientsPosttransplant depressionTransplantation candidatesHealthcare utilizationSupportive therapyClinical statusCommon findingDepression correlatesGeneral populationOrgan donorsTreatment interventionsBehavioral therapyRecipientsDepression
2017
Opting out: a single-centre pilot study assessing the reasons for and the psychosocial impact of withdrawing from living kidney donor evaluation
Thiessen C, Jaji Z, Joyce M, Zimbrean P, Reese P, Gordon EJ, Kulkarni S. Opting out: a single-centre pilot study assessing the reasons for and the psychosocial impact of withdrawing from living kidney donor evaluation. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2017, 43: 756. PMID: 28258071, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2016-103512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-center pilot studyKidney donor evaluationUS transplant centersPotential living donorsPostoperative periodTransplant centersDonor evaluationLiving donorsKidney donationModifiable barriersPsychosocial impactStudy participantsPilot studyDonor advocateFinancial burdenDonor autonomyQualitative studyDonationIndividualsParticipantsVaried reasons
2015
Body image in transplant recipients and living organ donors
Zimbrean PC. Body image in transplant recipients and living organ donors. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2015, 20: 198-210. PMID: 25856182, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBody ImageGraft SurvivalHumansKidney TransplantationLiving DonorsQuality of LifeTransplant RecipientsConceptsOrgan donorsTransplant patientsTransplant recipientsBody imageType of incisionQuality of lifeOrgan integrationMental health professionalsImmunosuppressant regimenMedication regimenMedical illnessOrgan recipientsSurgical incisionCurrent evidenceHealth professionalsOrgan donationTransplantationRecipientsRegimenPatientsTransplantPsychological outcomesPrevalenceIncisionLittle evidence