Amy D. Waterman|Anna-Michelle Marie McSorley|John Devin Peipert|Christina J. Goalby|Leanne Peace|Patricia A. Lutz|Jessica L. Thein
Explore Transplant at Home: a randomized control trial of an educational intervention to increase transplant knowledge for Black and White socioeconomically disadvantaged dialysis patients
University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles|University of Missouri|University of Missouri|General Sciences (United States)
compared others dialysis patients socioeconomically disadvantaged black less likely receive education deceased donor kidney transplant ddkt living donor kidney transplant ldkt reach transplant centers often due limited availability transplant education within dialysis centers since patients often less knowledgeable ready pursue transplant educational content must simplified made culturally sensitive presented gradually across multiple sessions increase learning honor decisionmaking transplant explore transplant home eth program developed help patients learn ddkt ldkt home without telephone conversations educatorin randomized controlled trial rct 540 lowincome black white dialysis patients household incomes 250 federal poverty line receive financial assistance missouri kidney program randomly assigned one three education conditions 1 standardofcare transplant education provided dialysis center 2 patientguided eth ethpg 3 health educatorguided eth etheg patients standardofcare condition receive education provided dialysis centers two eth conditions receive four video print modules delivered 8 month period mail option receiving supplementary text messages weekly addition patients etheg condition participate multiple telephonic educational sessions health educator changes transplant knowledge decisional balance selfefficacy informed decision making captured surveys administered eth educationat conclusion rct determined whether education program administered socioeconomically disadvantaged dialysis patients several months directly homes help individuals learn options ddkt ldkt also able examine efficacy different educational delivery approaches understand whether addition telephone educator necessary increasing transplant knowledgeclinicaltrialsgov nct02268682