James R. Rodrigue|Matthew Paek|Ogo Egbuna|Amy D. Waterman|Jesse D. Schold|Martha Pavlakis|Didier A. Mandelbrot
Making House Calls Increases Living Donor Inquiries and Evaluations for Blacks on the Kidney Transplant Waiting List
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center|Amgen (United States)|University of California, Los Angeles|Cleveland Clinic|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
background blacks receive live donor kidney transplant ldkt less often patients races evaluated effectiveness educational interventions removing barriers ldkt blacks methods patients randomized three interventions health educators delivered intervention patient hisher guests patients home house calls hc n54 b clusters patients guests transplant center group based gb n49 c individual patient alone transplant center individual counseling ic n49 results 2year endpoint 15 n8 8 n4 6 n3 hc gb ic patients respectively received ldkt p030 patients hc group likely patients gb ic groups least one donor inquiry 82 vs 61 vs 47 p0001 evaluation 65 vs 39 vs 27 p0001 patients hc group also likely higher knowledge fewer concerns higher willingness talk others donation 6 weeks intervention conclusions findings underscore importance including patients social network ldkt education potential hc intervention reduce racial disparity ldkt rates