肝移植候选人的运输援助计划 (TAP-LT) 的试点随机对照试验
Kali Zhou1, Christopher Wong1, Jasbeth Almanza1
1Department of Medicine, Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
概括
对于肝移植候选人来说,通过乘坐共享车辆提供运输援助是可行的和可以接受的. 这项试点研究支持一项更大的试验,以评估改善这些患者获得医疗保健的有效性.
科学领域:
- 移植医学 移植医学 移植医学
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 健康的社会决定因素
背景情况:
- 交通是健康的关键社会决定因素,也是肝移植资格的要求.
- 肝移植候选人经常面临交通障碍,影响他们获得护理.
- 一项试点研究评估了面临风险的肝移植候选人的运输援助计划.
研究的目的:
- 对肝移植候选人的共享乘车运输援助计划的可行性和可接受性进行评估.
- 预先评估运输援助对医疗保健访问出席率和移植清单的有效性.
- 为在这个人群中进行交通干预的更大效果试验的设计提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一项试点随机对照试验 (RCT) 在一个城市移植中心进行.
- 有交通障碍或医疗补助保险的参与者被随机分配到接受Lyft共享乘车或通常的护理.
- 研究结果被评估,直到做出移植列表决定.
主要成果:
- 该试点试验招募了42名肝移植候选人,其保留率高 (78.6%).
- 干预参与者发现共享乘车计划是可行的和可接受的,乘车完成率高 (89.6%).
- 虽然没有统计学意义,但更多的干预参与者被列为移植 (10 vs 6),所有报告增加了参加医疗访问的可能性.
结论:
- 乘坐共享交通工具的协助是肝移植候选人的可行和高度可接受的干预措施.
- 积极的发现支持需要进行更大规模的疗效试验,以确认运输辅助的好处.
- 解决交通障碍可能会改善等待肝移植的患者获得医疗保健的机会和结果.
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