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The social determinants of health have a large impact on health. For example, neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation is associated with increased risk of medication non-adherence, graft failure, and death in children after liver transplant. In order to address these socioeconomic inequities in outcomes, a more granular understanding of how the social determinants of health impact outcomes is needed. In this observational prospective cohort, caregivers of children undergoing liver transplantation will complete surveys and undergo in-depth, qualitative interviews. The survey will assess comprehensively for the social determinants of health (e.g. material economic hardship, health literacy, social connectedness, primary care quality, etc). The qualitative interviews will identify barriers and facilitators that socioeconomically deprived children/families have to obtaining the ideal outcome and identify health system opportunities to integrate social needs and medical care. Data will be linked to an existing prospective cohort study (The Society for Pediatric Liver Transplant registry) to assess the impact of social risk on outcomes after transplant.
Healthcare providers who take care of children undergoing liver transplant will also be included in the qualitative interviews. The goal of including this group in the study is to determine the health systems barriers and facilitators to social needs screening and intervention.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of days hospitalized within 90 days after transplant, including the initial transplant hospitalization | 90 Days | |
| Episodes of acute cellular rejection | 1 Year | |
| Ideal Outcome-3 (IO-3) | The ideal outcome measure is a composite measure of morbidity after transplant defined as alive, ALT and GGT <50, normal GFR, no non-liver transplants, no cytopenias, and no PTLD. | 3 Years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Readmission within 90 days after transplant | 90 Days | |
| Episode of biopsy-proven acute cellular rejection within 90 days after transplant | 90 Days | |
| Episode of re-transplantation |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Caregivers/parents of children with the following criteria will be approached for inclusion in this study:
Exclusion Criteria:
Caregivers/parents of children undergoing liver transplantation will be excluded it:
Inclusion Criteria for Interview Portion of the Study:
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Caregivers or parents of children undergoing liver transplantation Healthcare professionals caring for children undergoing liver transplantation
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH | University of California, San Francisco | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles | California | 90027 | United States | ||
| Lucile Packard Children's Hospital |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42025789 | Derived | Kelly M, Ali S, Huerta A, Hsu EK, Squires JE, Campbell KM, Gupta NA, Zielsdorf SM, Ebel NH, Bucuvalas JC, Lai JC, Wadhwani SI. Characterizing Barriers to Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Pediatric Recipients: Qualitative Results from the SOCIAL-Tx Study. J Pediatr. 2026 Jul;294:115112. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2026.115112. Epub 2026 Apr 21. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008107 | Liver Diseases |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
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| 3 Years |
| Palo Alto |
| California |
| 94304 |
| United States |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco | California | 94158 | United States |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | Atlanta | Georgia | 30329 | United States |
| Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45229 | United States |
| UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15224 | United States |
| Children's Medical Center Dallas | Dallas | Texas | 75235 | United States |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | Seattle | Washington | 98105 | United States |