The Predictive Power of the Transplant Evaluation Rating Scale (TERS) for Psychosocial Outcomes in Living-Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Two-Year Prospective Study
Research output: Contribution to journal › Research article › Contributed › peer-review
Contributors
Abstract
Background/Objectives: The Transplant Evaluation Rating Scale (TERS) assesses the psychosocial risk of transplant candidates; however, its predictive value for outcomes in living-donor kidney transplant (LDKT) recipients remains unclear. This study evaluated the predictive power of the TERS for psychosocial outcomes in LDKT recipients over two years post-transplant. Methods: In this prospective single-center cohort study, 107 LDKT recipients completed assessments pre-transplant (T0), 6 months post-transplant (T1), and 24 months post-transplant (T2). The outcomes measured were mental distress, physical complaints, and perceived social support. Linear mixed-effects models were used to examine the relationship between the pre-transplant TERS scores and outcomes over time. Results: Higher TERS scores predicted increased physical complaints ( p < 0.001) and lower perceived social support ( p = 0.035) at all time points. Additionally, higher TERS scores were associated with greater mental distress between T0 and T2 ( p < 0.001). A hierarchical partitioning revealed that the TERS accounted for 11.9% of the variance in mental distress, 14.6% of that in physical complaints, and 6.0% of that in perceived social support. Conclusions: The pre-transplant psychosocial risk, as measured by the TERS, significantly predicted the psychosocial outcomes in the LDKT recipients over two years, with small-to-medium effect sizes. The TERS may serve as a valuable tool for identifying patients who could benefit from targeted psychosocial interventions to improve their long-term outcomes.
Details
Original language | English |
---|---|
Article number | 7076 |
Journal | Journal of clinical medicine |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 23 |
Publication status | Published - 21 Nov 2024 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
ORCID | /0000-0001-7654-8601/work/172572149 |
---|---|
ORCID | /0000-0002-1491-9195/work/172572854 |
PubMed | 39685535 |