Abstract
We investigated whether the Liver Disease Health-Related Quality of Life Short Form or the Area Deprivation Index could be used to help identify liver transplant candidates at risk of delisting due to nonadherence. We conducted a retrospective study of 358 adults (≥18 years old) listed for liver transplant at the University of Washington Medical Center from September 1, 2012, to August 30, 2017, who completed the Liver Disease Health-Related Quality of Life Short Form prior to listing. Wait list removal because of substance use or lack of attendance to clinical appointments was prospectively determined by a multidisciplinary transplant committee. A competing risk analysis was used to estimate risk of delisting for nonadherence. Among 358 liver transplant candidates, delisting occurred in 23 patients (6.4%) for nonadherence, 205 (57.3%) for transplant, 79 (22.1%) because of death or too sick, and 51 (14.2%) for other reasons. In the multivariable competing risk analysis, Liver Disease Health-Related Quality of Life Short Form responses indicating "poor memory" (subdistribution hazard ratio: 3.53; 95% CI, 1.49-8.36; P = .004) and "poor future outlook" (subdistribution hazard ratio: 2.94; 95% CI, 1.07-8.07; P = .03) were associated with higher risk of delisting for nonadherence. Female sex (subdistribution hazard ratio: 0.31; 95% CI, 0.10-0.93; P = .04) and previous abdominal surgery (subdistribution hazard ratio: 0.36; 95% CI, 0.14-0.92; P = .03) were associated with lower risk of delisting for nonadherence. The Area Deprivation Index was not associated with wait list removal. Liver Disease Health-Related Quality of Life Short Form responses indicating "poor memory" and "poor future outlook" were associated with increased risk of wait list removal due to nonadherence. Proactively identifying patients at high risk of nonadherence may help transplant programs better direct resources toward helping patients improve adherence and avoid delisting.
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