Reconstructive Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: Qualitative Approach to Enhance Patient-Reported Outcome Metrics and the Candidate Screening Process
Abstract
The psychosocial outcomes of hand transplantation remain elusive to clinicians and researchers. Little effort has been devoted to understanding these outcomes over the past 20 years. The purpose of this project is to understand quality of life (QOL) before and after hand transplant, and to understand what factors make someone a good candidate for this surgery. This project addresses the FY17 Reconstructive Transplant Research Program (RTRP) Qualitative Research Award Focus Area: Psychosocial considerations and challenges associated with VCA. Through the use of focus groups and patient interviews, we are 1)actively determining the QOL domains most important to individuals involved in the VCA process, to enhance the creation and validation of standardized, psychometrically robust, and clinically useful patient reported outcome (PRO) measures for individuals with upper extremity amputation who have received or have been screened for hand transplantation; (2) evaluating the candidate screening process for reconstructive hand transplantation to identify the most important characteristics for successful transplantation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1191295
Entities
People
- Scott M. Tintle
Organizations
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine