What drives transplant waitlisting disparities?

For transplant patients, psychosocial evaluations, like other measures in the transplant process, can lead to people of color facing worse outcomes.

All potential transplant candidates undergo medical and psychosocial evaluations, which are crucial in determining whether they can get a transplant. The latter are meant to ensure that a patient has adequate social support and is committed to following the recommendations of their medical team. Psychosocial evaluations also consider a patient’s history of misusing alcohol or other substances, as well as factors related to their mental health. Read more in Penn Today.