Supporting Weight Management for Kidney Transplant Candidates in People With Obesity on Haemodialysis: The First National Survey of UK Kidney Healthcare Providers
Adrian Brown, Helen L. MacLaughlin, Kieran McCafferty, Sebastian Potthoff, Sharlene Greenwood, Victoria Vickerstaff, Rachel L. Batterham, Rachel Thomas, Claudia Hobbs, Reza Motallebzadeh · 2026
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Adrian Brown and colleagues surveyed kidney care providers in 2026 on weight management for patients with obesity on dialysis awaiting kidney transplant in the United Kingdom. Access to transplant for people with obesity and kidney failure is often hard, above all where publicly funded obesity services vary. An online national survey from July to December 2024 reached kidney and transplant centres by purposive and snowball sampling.
A total of 227 providers responded, with weight bias measured by the Fat Phobia Scale. Views on weight support, waitlisting criteria, and possible weight stigma were explored. The survey exposes uneven support and stigma risks that may block transplant access. Health systems can use it to standardise fairer weight pathways to transplant.
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| CREATOR | Adrian Brown, Helen L. MacLaughlin, Kieran McCafferty, Sebastian Potthoff, Sharlene Greenwood, Victoria Vickerstaff, Rachel L. Batterham, Rachel Thomas, Claudia Hobbs, Reza Motallebzadeh |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |