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Patient Satisfaction With Belatacept Therapy: A Single-Center, Cross-Sectional Study
Abhinaya Sridhar1, Andrew Santeusanio2, Emily Rademacher3
1Barbara T. Murphy Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; Recanati Miller Transplant Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
Background:
The efficacy of belatacept for maintenance immunosuppression after kidney transplantation is well-established in the literature. Although this medication is being increasingly used as a strategy to avoid calcineurin inhibitors, which are associated with numerous adverse effects, patient satisfaction with monthly belatacept infusions is not well understood.
Methods:
We administered a validated treatment satisfaction tool (SATMED-Q) to kidney transplant recipients aged 17 to 85 years, who were receiving monthly belatacept infusions at a single health system-affiliated infusion center.
Results:
A total of 74 patients were approached for the study, and 70 completed the survey. The overall satisfaction score was 86.6/100. Scores for satisfaction with medical follow-up and impact on everyday life were 96.9 and 76.7, respectively. Patients also reported high scores in relation to side effects (94.2), general opinion (94.1), and convenience (81.8).
Conclusions:
Patients with kidney transplants reported very high satisfaction scores with belatacept use, with almost 100% patients intending to continue belatacept therapy.
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