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Fatigue in Kidney Transplant Recipients and patients on Maintenance Dialysis – using the PROMIS-57 questionnaire
Sumaya Dano, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2019 Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Aspects of Organ Transplantation


Clinical Utility of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System to Screen for Depression and Anxiety in Kidney Transplant Recipients
E.Tang, S. Dano, N.Edwards, Mohammed Saqib, Ali Ayub, Vernon Li, Ivan Escudero, Noshin Ullah, M.Novak, I.Mucsi
2019 American Transplant Congress


South Asian and Muslim Canadian Patients Are Less Likely to Receive Living Donor Kidney Transplant Offers Compared to Caucasian, Non-Muslim Patients
Abeera Ali, Ali Ayub, Candice Richardson, Nathaniel Edwards, Tibyan Ahmed, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2018 ATC


Taking Specific Steps to Pursue Living Donor Kidney Transplant is Associated with Greater Odds of Having a Potential Living Donor Identified
Abeera Ali, Deanna Toews, Navneet Singh, Ali Ayub, Candice Richardson, Sumaya Dano, Dorothy Wong, John D. Peipert, Amy D. Waterman, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2018 ATC


Is Age a Potential Barrier to Pursuing Living Donor Kidney Transplant (LDKT)?
Afsaneh Raissi, Nathaniel Edwards, Yu-Ying Liao, Dmitri Belenko, Navneet Singh, Maroof Khalid, Deanna Toews, Istvan Mucsi
2018 ATC


Evaluating PROMIS-57 Domains To Screen For Anxiety And Depression Using Legacy Instruments Among Kidney Transplant Recipients
Aarushi Bansal, Oladapo Ekundayo, Evan Tang, Farzad Khalafi, Heather Ford, Madeline Li, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2018 ATC


Global Symptop Burden, as Assessed by the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System Predicts healthcare Use In Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis
Jack Zhang, S. El-Majzoub, Madeline Li, Tibyan Ahmed, J. Wu, M. L. Lipman, G. Moussaoui, K. J. Looper, Marta Novak, S. Rej, Istvan Mucsi
2018 CST


Social Support is associated with Symptom Burden in Patients on Maintenance Dialysis
Sumaya Dano, Jack Zhang, Deanna Towes, Tibyan Ahmed, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2018 CSN


Both Ethnicity and Immigrant Status are Associated with Psychosocial Distress Among ESKD Patients
Navneet Singh, Aarushi Bansal, Abeera Ali, Dmitri Belenko, Nathaniel Edwards, Vardaan Gupta, Jack Zhang, Maroof Khalid, Istvan Mucsi
2018 CSN


Association between Sleep Disturbance and Health-Related Quality of Life In Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease
Afsaneh Raissi, Nathaniel Edwards, Yu-Ying Liao, Ali Ayub, Farzad Khalafi, Amira Abdalla, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2018 CSN


Both Ethnicity and Immigrant Status are Associated with Psychosocial Distress Among ESKD Patients
Navneet Singh, Aarushi Bansal, Abeera Ali, Dmitri Belenko, Nathaniel Edwards, Vardaan Gupta, Jack Zhang, Maroof Khalid, Istvan Mucsi
2018 CSN


Is Kidney Transplantation Associated with Reduced Psychosocial Distress Among Elderly with End-Stage Kidney Disease?
Afsaneh Raissi, Nathaniel Edwards, Yu-Ying Liao, Farzad Khalafi, Amira Abdalla, Jack Zhang, Istvan Mucsi, Madeline Li, Marta Novak
2018 EAPM


Using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System to estimate symptom burden and symptom severity in patients on dialysis and kidney transplant recipients
Martha Pokarowski, Sumaya Dano, Deanna Toews, Navneet Singh, Nathaniel Edwards, Maryam Omran, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2018 EAPM


Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems (PROMIS) Domains Explain A Large Proportion Of The Variance Of Quality Of Life In Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
Oladapo Ekundayo, Nathaniel Edwards, Aarushi Bansal, Abeera Ali, EvanTang, Allen Xu, Punithan Thiagalingam, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2018 EAPM


Ethnic Differences in Illness Intrusiveness Among Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease
Marta Novak, Tibyan Ahmed, Nathaniel Edwards, Ali Ayub, Candice Richardson, Sumaya Dano, Maroof Khalid, Istvan Mucsi
2018 EAPM


Validation of PROMIS-57 and PROMIS-29 questionnaires in kidney transplant recipients
Evan Tang, Aarushi Bansal, Oladapo Ekundayo, Nathaniel Edwards, Madeline Li, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2018 EAPM


Preliminary Evidence for Structural Validity of the Patient Reported Outcomes MeasurementInformation System (PROMIS) Among Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Yuelee Khoo, Paul F. Tremblay, Madeline Li, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2018 ICAP


Taking Specific Steps to Pursue Living Donor Kidney Transplant is Associated with Greater Odds of Receiving a Living Donor Offer
Abeera Ali, Deanna Toews, Navneet Singh, Ali Ayub, Sarah Cao, Candice Richardson, Sumaya Dano, Punithan Thiagalingam, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2018 TTS


Accuracy of the PROMIS-57 depression and anxiety scales in kidney transplant recipients
Aarushi Bansal, Evan Tang, Farzad Khalafi, Heather Ford, Madeline Li, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2018 TTS


Psychosocial distress in chronic kidney disease: Benefits of kidney transplantation
Candice Richardson, Dmitri Belenko, Eszter Mucsi, Nathaniel Edwards, Dorothy Wong, Marta Novak, Madeline Li, Istvan Mucsi
2017 ATC


Ethno-cultural Barriers to Pre-Emptive Kidney Transplantation: A Single Centre Retrospective Cohort Study
Aarushi Bansal, Michelle Kwok, Shen Cao, Olusegun Famure, Joseph S. Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2017 ATC


Substance Use Among Potential Kidney Transplant Candidates and its Impact on Access to Kidney Transplantation A Canadian Cohort Study
Evan Tang, Aarushi Bansal, Michelle Kwok, Olusegun Famure, Joseph S. Kim, Daniel Z. Buchman, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 ATC


Ethnicity and Transplant Knowledge Among Canadian ESKD Patients
Dorothy Wong, Heather Ford, C. Lok, G. Nesrallah, John D. Peipert, Candice Richardson, Amy D. Waterman, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 ATC


African Canadian dialysis patients are less likely to have a potential living donor identified – compared to Caucasians
Shen Cao, Ke Fan Bei, Heather Ford, Vardaan Gupta, Michelle Kwok, John D. Peipert, Candice Richardson, Dorothy Wong, Amy D. Waterman, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CSN


Higher kidney transplant related knowledge is associated with higher living donor self-efficacy among patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD)
Vardaan Gupta, Dmitri Belenko, Punithan Thiagalingam, Shen Cao, John D. Peipert, Amy D. Waterman, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Validation of PROMIS-57 in kidney transplant recipients
Evan Tang, Aarushi Bansal, Sarah Cao, Nathaniel, Edwards, Madeline Li, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Is ethnicity associated with willingness to register for kidney donation?
Shen Cao, Aarushi Bansal, Candice Richardson, Cheryl Lau, Michelle Kwok, Vardaan Gupta, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Psychosocial Distress and Health Related Quality of Life in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Michelle Kwok, Yu-Ying Liao, Dorothy Wong, Evan Tang, Farzad Khalafi, Nathaniel Edwards, Marta Novak, Madeline Li, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Organ Donation from an Islamic Perspective – Review of the literature
Tibyan Ahmed, Abeera Ali, Ali Ayub, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Altruism in Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD): Transplant-related Knowledge-related and Willingness to Donate
Candice Richardson, Abeera Ali, Yu-Ying Liao, Heather Ford, Michelle Kwok, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Higher level of social support is associated with “having a potential living donor identified” among patients with End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD).
Ali Ayub, Cheryl Lau, Dmitri Belenko, Heather Ford, Oladapo Ekundayo, Vardaan Gupta, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Accuracy of the PROMIS-57 depression and anxiety scales in kidney transplant recipients
Aarushi Bansal, Evan Tang, Farzad Khalafi, Heather Ford, Madeline Li, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Muslim Patients are less likely to receive a Living Donor Kidney Transplant in comparison to Caucasian, Non-Muslim Patients
Abeera Ali, Ali Ayub, Candice Richardson, Nathaniel Edwards, Tibyan Ahmed, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Chinese Culture Related Attitudes Towards Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Literature Review
Cheryl Lau, Yuelee Khoo, Dorothy Wong, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Kidney transplant education using the Explore Transplant Ontario package increases transplant knowledge in ESRD patients
Dmitri Belenko, Candice Richardson, Vardaan Gupta , Evan Tang, Nathaniel Edwards, Marta Novak, John D. Pipert, Amy D. Waterman, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Organ Donation from an Islamic Perspective: Review of the Literature
Tibyan Ahmed, Abeera Ali, Ali Ayub, Istvan Mucsi
2017 CST


Ethnocultural and psychosocial barriers towards accessing living donor kidney transplantation in Canada – what we know and what we need to learn
Istvan Mucsi, Marta Novak
2017 EAPM


African Canadian dialysis patients are less likely to have a potential living donor identified compared to Caucasians
Shen Cao, Kefan Bei, Heather Ford, Michelle Kowk, John D. Peipert, Candice Richardson, Dorothy Wong, Amy D. Waterman, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 EAPM


Psychosocial distress in chronic kidney disease: Benefits of kidney transplantation
Candice Richardson, Dmitri Belenko, Eszter C. Mucsi, Nathaniel Edwards, Dorothy Wong, Marta Novak, Madeline Li, Istvan Mucsi
2017 EAPM


Lower Socio-Economic Status is Associated with Reduced Readiness to Pursue Living Donor Kidney Transplant: A Pilot Study
Dmitri Belenko, Luke Dingwell, Dorothy Wong, Heather Ford, Luca Ugenti, Marta Novak, Amy D. Waterman, Istvan Mucsi,
2017 EAPM


Validation of the PROMIS-57 Quality of Life Questionnaire in Kidney Transplant Recipients – Preliminary Results
Aarushi Bansal, Dmitri Belenko, Eszter C. Mucsi, Nathaniel Edwards, Evan Tang, Madeline Li, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 EAPM


Substance Use Among Potential Kidney Transplant Candidates and its Impact on Access to Kidney Transplantation: A Canadian Cohort Study
Evan Tang, Aarushi Bansal, Michelle Kwok, Olusegun Famure, Joseph S. Kim, Daniel Z. Buchman, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 EAPM


Pre-Transplant History of Mental Health Disorders, Non-Adherence, and Post-Transplant Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Franz Marie Gumabay, Marta Novak, Margot Mitchell, Olusegun Famure, Yanhong Li, Joseph S. Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2017 EAPM


Association between Psychosocial Distress and Immigrant Status in Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease
Navneet Singh, Istvan Mucsi
2017 IMS SURP


These preliminary results suggest that psychosocial distress is very frequent among Canadian CKD patients, especially those on maintenance dialysis Distress was significantly more prevalent in dialysis patients These pilot results warrant further investigation to determine the potential factors that contribute to increased psychosocial burden among dialysis patients A systematic approach to distress screening and management to improve outcomes in patients with advanced CLKD should be explored
Aarushi Bansal, Evan Tang, Farzad Khalafi, Heather Ford, Madeline Li, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi,
2017 PHO


Validation of PROMIS-57 in kidney transplant recipients
Evan Tang, Aarushi Bansal, Sarah Cao, Nathaniel, Edwards, Madeline Li, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2017 PHO


Health Related Quality of Life of Deceased and Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
Aarushi Bansal, Franz-Marie Gumabay, Yanhong Li, Olusegun Famure, Joseph S. Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2016 CST


Ethnicity and distress among kidney transplant recipients
Candice Richardson, Dorothy Wong, Heather Ford, Shen Cao, Luca Ugenti, Amanda Sissons, Nathaniel Edwards, Marta Novak, Madeline Li, Istvan Mucsi
2016 CST


Psychosocial distress in kidney transplant recipients
Dmitri Belenko, Candice Richardson, Dorothy Wong, Amanda Sissons, Evan Tang, Heather Ford, Madeline Li, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2016 CST


Pre-Transplant History of Mental Health Disorders, Non-Adherence, and Post-Transplant Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Franz Marie Gumabay, Marta Novak, Margot Mitchell, Olusegun Famure, Yanhong Li, Joseph S. Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2016 CST


Lower Socio-Economic Status is Associated with Reduced Readiness to Pursue Living Donor Kidney Transplant: A Pilot Study
Luke S. Dingwell, Dorothy Wong, Heather Ford, Luca Ugenti, Dmitri Belenko, Yalinie Kulandaivelu, Eleanor Warsmann, Amy D. Waterman, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2016 CST


Is transplant knowledge associated with readiness to pursue kidney transplant? A pilot study
Shen Cao, Aarushi Bansal, Ke Fan Bei, Eszter Mucsi, Luca Ugenti, Eleanor Warsmann, Amy D. Waterman, Marta Novak, Istvan Mucsi
2016 CST


Prevalence and Risk Factors for Substance Use in Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplant Evaluation: A Canadian Perspective
Evan Tang, Aarushi Bansal, Yanhong Li, Olusegun Famure, Joseph Kim, Marta Novak, Daniel Z. Buchman, Istvan Mucsi
2016 CST


Exploring the use of a tablet computer-based electronic data capture system to assess patient reported measures among kidney transplant recipients: A pilot study
Dorothy Wong, Heather Ford, Luke Dingwell, Candice Richardson, Yalinie Kulandaivelu, Evan Tang, Nathaniel Edwards, Istvan Mucsi
2016 CST


African Canadian and East Asian Canadian patients are less likely to have potential living donors when first presenting for evaluation: A single center experience
Priscilla Yung, Clarrissa Cremin-Endes, Aarushi Bansal, Amy Waterman, Olusegun Famure, Yanhong Li, Marta Novak, Joseph S. Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2016 ELPAT


History of mental health disorders and non-adherence: barriers to access to kidney transplantation
Michael Jeanette, Aarushi Bansal, Olusegun Famure, Yanhong Li, Marta Novak, Joseph S. Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2016 ELPAT


Ethnicity as a potential barrier to pre-transplant evaluation in a Canadian setting
Aarushi Bansal, Michael Jeannette, Marta Novak, Amy Waterman, Olusegun Famure, Yanhong Li, S. Joseph Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2015 CST


African Canadian and Asian Canadian patients are less likely to have potential living donors when first presenting for evaluation: A single center experience
Priscilla Yung, Clarrissa Cremin-Endes, Aarushi Bansal, Amy D. Waterman, Olusegun Famure, Yanhong Li, Marta Novak, Joseph S. Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2015 CST


Mental health and behavioral barriers to completing the pre-transplant evaluation
Michael Jeanette, Aarushi Bansal, Marta Novak, Olusegun Famure, Joseph S. Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2015 CST


Ethnicity as a potential barrier to pre-transplant evaluation in a Canadian setting
Aarushi Bansal, Michael Jeannette, Marta Novak, Amy D. Waterman, Olusegun Famure, Joseph S. Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2015 EAPM


Pre-Transplant History of Mental Health Disorders and Non-Adherence and Post-Transplant Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Franz Marie Gumabay, Marta Novak, Olusegun Famure, Joseph S. Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2015 ASN


Mental health and behavioral barriers to completing the pre-transplant evaluation
Michael Jeanette, Aarushi Bansal, Olusegun Famure, Yanhong Li, Marta Novak, Joseph S. Kim, Istvan Mucsi
2015 EAPM