Healthcare-related sociocultural factors, racial disparities, and kidney transplant outcomes in the Kidney Transplant Fast Track program
Although KTFT reduced racial/ethnic disparities in waitlisting and overall KT receipt, we identified racial/ethnic differences in LDKT and DDKT. Medical mistrust was a significant barrier to waitlisting. Findings suggest that even when the KT evaluation process is streamlined, sociocultural factors and race/ethnicity may influence KT outcomes.
Authors
- Yuridia Leyva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3179-5275)
- Chethan Puttarajappa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4856-9242)
- Mark Aaron Unruh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9662-5659)
- Arjun L. Kalaria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7398-9853)
- Amit D. Tevar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0030-6707)
- Larissa Myaskovsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7268-1517)
- Mary Amanda Dew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4666-1870)
- Yue-Harn Ng
- Yiliang Zhu
- L. Ebony Boulware
- Miriam Velez-Bermudez
Institutions
- University of New Mexico (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- American Association of Kidney Patients (US)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- medRxiv
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.16.26344302
- Primary Topic
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00