Patterns and Implications of Functional Decline Among Kidney Transplant Candidates
Description: PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Patients with advanced kidney disease can benefit from kidney transplantation but many are disqualified for transplant or die on the waiting list, most likely because their health worsens before they can receive a transplant. We propose a series of projects to characterize the relationship between health status and kidney transplant outcomes. Our studies include analysis of data from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study, using tests of strength and memory to evaluate which kidney transplant candidates may be most vulnerable to poor outcomes at the University of Pennsylvania Transplant Center, and comparing the accuracy of these tests to traditional clinical evaluation of patients.
Funding type: career_development
Funder scheme: K23
Start date: 2015-09-10
End date: 2021-07-31
Investigator: MEERA NAIR HARHAY
Institution: DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Subfield: Transplantation
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Funded outputs count: 55
Funder award ID: K23DK105207
OpenAlex ID: G8354445675