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Brian Carter Brian Carter is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, originally from Phoenix, AZ. After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Portland, he obtained a Master’s Degree in biomedical engineering and a Certificate Degree in technology entrepreneurship. After a short career experience in the surgical simulation and surgical device industries Brian began medical school with the goal of soon becoming a practicing academic General Surgeon. | |
Laveen Khoshnaw Laveen Khoshnaw is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine applying to internal medicine residencies with the goal of subspecializing in nephrology. She is passionate about total body wellness, primary care, and preventative medicine. As a Kurdish-American woman, she has firsthand experience of intersecting identities and how these various dimensions create the whole individual, inspiring her to be a part of this manuscript that focuses on personality changes post-transplant, ultimately seeing how this impacts total individual wellness. | |
Megan Simmons Megan Simmons is a recent graduate of the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Megan hopes to broaden her knowledge by pursuing a research career in biology and related fields. | |
Lisa Hines Lisa M. Hines, ScD, is a Professor in the Department of Biology and a Co-Director for the UCCSTeach Program at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). She received her doctorate in epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and completed a post-doctorate in proteomics at the Harvard Medical School. She was extremely grateful to receive a Fulbright Scholar Award in 2017 to teach and do research with the Education Department at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand. Her main research interests include disparities in breast cancer incidence and mortality and improving STEM education. | |
Brandon Wolfe Brandon Wolfe is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has yet to move from Colorado since the age of 13 when he first moved here. He went on to complete his undergraduate degree at Colorado College. He is passionate about multi-disciplinary care and understanding how each field of medicine can contribute to understanding the whole picture of a person’s health and well-being. Outside of the hospital, Brandon takes every opportunity he can to enjoy the beautiful state of Colorado with his wife and dog. | |
Mitchell Liester Mitch is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Mitch attended Arizona State University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, then received his MD degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Following a psychiatric residency at the University of California, Irvine, Mitch returned to Colorado when he has lived and worked for the last 34 years. |
Characteristics | All transplants (n=47) | Heart (n=23) | Other* (n=24) |
---|---|---|---|
Age – mean (SD) | 61.9 | 63.2 | 60.3 |
Male** | 24 (51.1%) | 14 (60.9%) | 10 (41.7%) |
Female | 22 (46.8%) | 8 (34.8%) | 14 (58.3%) |
Caucasian** | 38 (80.9%) | 18 (78.3%) | 20 (83.3%) |
Other (Black, Hispanic, Asian) | 8 (17.0%) | 4 (17.4%) | 4 (16.7%) |
Retired | 28 (59.6) | 15 (65.2%) | 13 (54.2%) |
Married** | 30 (63.8%) | 16 (69.6%) | 14 (58.3%) |
College grad or post-grad | 22 (46.8%) | 11 (47.8%) | 11 (45.8%) |
Changes due to transplant | |||
Heard of personality changes? | 18 (38.3%) | 8 (34.8%) | 10 (41.7%) |
Feared personality changes? | 4 (8.5%) | 3 (13.0%) | 1 (4.2%) |
Reported Personality Changes | Heart (n=23) (%) | Other (n=24) (%) | All (n=47) (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Physical Attributes* | 19 (95.7) | 13 (54.2) | 32 (68.1) |
Temperament | 14 (60.9) | 12 (50.0) | 26 (55.3) |
Emotions (happy, sad, etc.) | 12 (52.2) | 14 (58.3) | 26 (55.3) |
Food | 11 (47.8) | 8 (33.3) | 19 (40.4) |
Participating or Watching Sports | 7 (30.4) | 2 (8.3) | 9 (19.1) |
Physical Activities | 6 (26.1) | 7 (29.2) | 13 (27.7) |
Personal Identity | 4 (17.4) | 4 (16.7) | 8 (17.0) |
Movies/TV | 3 (13.0) | 1 (4.2) | 4 (8.5) |
Religious/spiritual Beliefs | 3 (13.0) | 3 (12.5) | 6 (12.8) |
Sexual Preferences | 3 (13.0) | 1 (4.2) | 4 (8.5) |
Memories | 2 (8.7) | 5 (20.8) | 7 (14.9) |
Music | 2 (8.7) | 3 (12.5) | 5 (10.6) |
Art | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (2.1) |
Colors | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Electronic Devices | 0 (0) | 2 (8.3) | 2 (4.2) |
Political views | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (2.1) |
ANY (excluding Physical Attributes) | 21 (91.3) | 21 (87.5) | 42 (89.3) |
All Transplants (n=47) | Heart (n=23) | Other (n=24) | |
---|---|---|---|
Any changes (excludes PA) | 42 (89.4) | 21 (91.3) | 21 (87.5) |
No. of changes | |||
0 | 5 (10.6) | 2 (8.7) | 3 (12.5) |
1 | 9 (19.1) | 5 (21.7) | 4 (16.7) |
2 | 9 (19.1) | 3 (13.0) | 6 (25.0) |
3 | 7 (14.9) | 2 (8.7) | 5 (20.8) |
4 or more | 17 (36.2) | 11 (47.8) | 6 (25.0) |
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Submitted:
23 September 2023
Posted:
27 September 2023
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A peer-reviewed article of this preprint also exists.
This version is not peer-reviewed
Submitted:
23 September 2023
Posted:
27 September 2023
You are already at the latest version
Brian Carter Brian Carter is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, originally from Phoenix, AZ. After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Portland, he obtained a Master’s Degree in biomedical engineering and a Certificate Degree in technology entrepreneurship. After a short career experience in the surgical simulation and surgical device industries Brian began medical school with the goal of soon becoming a practicing academic General Surgeon. | |
Laveen Khoshnaw Laveen Khoshnaw is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine applying to internal medicine residencies with the goal of subspecializing in nephrology. She is passionate about total body wellness, primary care, and preventative medicine. As a Kurdish-American woman, she has firsthand experience of intersecting identities and how these various dimensions create the whole individual, inspiring her to be a part of this manuscript that focuses on personality changes post-transplant, ultimately seeing how this impacts total individual wellness. | |
Megan Simmons Megan Simmons is a recent graduate of the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Megan hopes to broaden her knowledge by pursuing a research career in biology and related fields. | |
Lisa Hines Lisa M. Hines, ScD, is a Professor in the Department of Biology and a Co-Director for the UCCSTeach Program at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). She received her doctorate in epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health and completed a post-doctorate in proteomics at the Harvard Medical School. She was extremely grateful to receive a Fulbright Scholar Award in 2017 to teach and do research with the Education Department at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand. Her main research interests include disparities in breast cancer incidence and mortality and improving STEM education. | |
Brandon Wolfe Brandon Wolfe is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has yet to move from Colorado since the age of 13 when he first moved here. He went on to complete his undergraduate degree at Colorado College. He is passionate about multi-disciplinary care and understanding how each field of medicine can contribute to understanding the whole picture of a person’s health and well-being. Outside of the hospital, Brandon takes every opportunity he can to enjoy the beautiful state of Colorado with his wife and dog. | |
Mitchell Liester Mitch is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Mitch attended Arizona State University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, then received his MD degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Following a psychiatric residency at the University of California, Irvine, Mitch returned to Colorado when he has lived and worked for the last 34 years. |
Characteristics | All transplants (n=47) | Heart (n=23) | Other* (n=24) |
---|---|---|---|
Age – mean (SD) | 61.9 | 63.2 | 60.3 |
Male** | 24 (51.1%) | 14 (60.9%) | 10 (41.7%) |
Female | 22 (46.8%) | 8 (34.8%) | 14 (58.3%) |
Caucasian** | 38 (80.9%) | 18 (78.3%) | 20 (83.3%) |
Other (Black, Hispanic, Asian) | 8 (17.0%) | 4 (17.4%) | 4 (16.7%) |
Retired | 28 (59.6) | 15 (65.2%) | 13 (54.2%) |
Married** | 30 (63.8%) | 16 (69.6%) | 14 (58.3%) |
College grad or post-grad | 22 (46.8%) | 11 (47.8%) | 11 (45.8%) |
Changes due to transplant | |||
Heard of personality changes? | 18 (38.3%) | 8 (34.8%) | 10 (41.7%) |
Feared personality changes? | 4 (8.5%) | 3 (13.0%) | 1 (4.2%) |
Reported Personality Changes | Heart (n=23) (%) | Other (n=24) (%) | All (n=47) (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Physical Attributes* | 19 (95.7) | 13 (54.2) | 32 (68.1) |
Temperament | 14 (60.9) | 12 (50.0) | 26 (55.3) |
Emotions (happy, sad, etc.) | 12 (52.2) | 14 (58.3) | 26 (55.3) |
Food | 11 (47.8) | 8 (33.3) | 19 (40.4) |
Participating or Watching Sports | 7 (30.4) | 2 (8.3) | 9 (19.1) |
Physical Activities | 6 (26.1) | 7 (29.2) | 13 (27.7) |
Personal Identity | 4 (17.4) | 4 (16.7) | 8 (17.0) |
Movies/TV | 3 (13.0) | 1 (4.2) | 4 (8.5) |
Religious/spiritual Beliefs | 3 (13.0) | 3 (12.5) | 6 (12.8) |
Sexual Preferences | 3 (13.0) | 1 (4.2) | 4 (8.5) |
Memories | 2 (8.7) | 5 (20.8) | 7 (14.9) |
Music | 2 (8.7) | 3 (12.5) | 5 (10.6) |
Art | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (2.1) |
Colors | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Electronic Devices | 0 (0) | 2 (8.3) | 2 (4.2) |
Political views | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (2.1) |
ANY (excluding Physical Attributes) | 21 (91.3) | 21 (87.5) | 42 (89.3) |
All Transplants (n=47) | Heart (n=23) | Other (n=24) | |
---|---|---|---|
Any changes (excludes PA) | 42 (89.4) | 21 (91.3) | 21 (87.5) |
No. of changes | |||
0 | 5 (10.6) | 2 (8.7) | 3 (12.5) |
1 | 9 (19.1) | 5 (21.7) | 4 (16.7) |
2 | 9 (19.1) | 3 (13.0) | 6 (25.0) |
3 | 7 (14.9) | 2 (8.7) | 5 (20.8) |
4 or more | 17 (36.2) | 11 (47.8) | 6 (25.0) |
Disclaimer/Publisher’s Note: The statements, opinions and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of MDPI and/or the editor(s). MDPI and/or the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content. |
Brian Carter
et al.
,
2023
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et al.
,
2024
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