Helene Vilme|Clemontina A. Davenport|Jane Pendergast|L. Ebony Boulware
Trends in African Americans’ Attitudes and Behaviors About Living Donor Kidney Transplantation
Duke University|Duke University|Duke University|Duke University
background due marginal efforts increase living donor kidney transplantation unclear whether interventions improve african americans interest pursuit living donation tailored address patients exposure familiarity dialysis transplant settings design setting participants conducted crosssectional secondary analysis baseline data 3 separate randomized clinical trials among african americans varying degrees experience dialysis transplantation predialysis dialysis transplant list transplant waitlist settings methods interest living donation described using 0 10 scale pursuit living donor kidney transplantation achievement least 1 pursuant behavior multivariable logistic regression analyses assessed association knowledge health literacy trust health care interest pursuit living donation results interest among 3 study cohorts high predialysis 629 dialysis 674 transplant waitlist 742 dialysis transplant waitlist study cohorts pursued living donation readily dialysis 73 92 45 respectively interest pursuit statistically significantly associated knowledge health literacy 3 factors reflecting medical mistrust conclusion interest pursuit living donation greater among study participants greater exposure dialysis transplant settings efforts promote patients early interest pursuit living donor transplants may consider novel strategies educate patients less experience benefits living donor kidney transplantation