ArticleBMJ open2023
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian transplant journeys: a mixed methods study.
Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Co-design in action: lessons learned from transplant patient and family engagement in an integrated knowledge translation strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic.Research involvement and engagement · 2026Article
- Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Onset in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Canadian Repeated Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- An Interpretive Description of Patient and Provider Perspectives on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Lung Transplant Care Access and Service Delivery in Alberta, Canada.Journal of transplantation · 2025Article
- Transplant Journeys in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Transplant Patients, Caregivers, and Donors.Journal of patient experience · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundNavigating the organ donation and transplantation system in Canada can be challenging for individuals on transplant journeys. Although it is likely that the COVID-19 pandemic has further contributed to these challenges, the experiences of individuals during the pandemic in Canada have not been well elicited.
objectiveTo illuminate how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted individuals on transplant journeys in Canada.
designConvergent parallel mixed-methods study.
settingCanada.
participantsAdult patients, caregivers, and donors on transplant journeys across Canada. DATA COLLECTION: Eight focus groups and an online survey between May and November 2021. Focus group transcripts were analysed using an inductive conventional content analysis approach. Survey data were analysed using descriptive statistics. The study was guided by individuals with lived experience of organ donation and transplantation.
resultsA total of 830 participants completed three COVID-19 related survey questions, with 21 participating in the focus groups.
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated many of the challenges that individuals on transplant journeys experience. It will be critical for transplant programmes to consider these factors in future care provision.
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