David Axelrod|Crystal S. Kynard-Amerson|David Wojciechowski|Marie L. Jacobs|Krista L. Lentine|Mark A. Schnitzler|John Devin Peipert|Amy D. Waterman
Cultural competency of a mobile, customized patient education tool for improving potential kidney transplant recipients’ knowledge and decision-making
East Carolina University|University of California, Los Angeles|Massachusetts General Hospital|Massachusetts General Hospital|Saint Louis University|Saint Louis University|University of California, Los Angeles|University of California, Los Angeles
patients considering renal transplantation face increasingly complex array choices result revised kidney transplant allocation system decision aids shown improve patient decisionmaking provision detailed relevant individualized clinical data mobile iosbased application app including animated patient education individualized riskadjusted outcomes following kidney transplants varying donor characteristics dsa waiting times piloted two large us transplant programs diverse group renal transplant candidates n 81 majority 86 patients felt app improved knowledge culturally appropriate raceethnicity 6785 patients scored significantly higher transplant knowledge testing 9120 13820 p 001 viewing app including patients low health literacy 80 130 p 001 overall knowledge interest living deceased donor kidney transplantation increased pilot project confirmed benefit cultural acceptability educational tool refinement explore better communicate risks benefits nonstandard donors