Lianne Barnieh|David Collister|Braden Manns|Ngan N. Lam|Soroush Shojai|Diane Lorenzetti|John S. Gill|Scott Klarenbach
A Scoping Review for Strategies to Increase Living Kidney Donation
University of Alberta|St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton|McMaster University|St. Joseph's Hospital|Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta|University of Calgary|University of Alberta|University of Alberta|Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta|University of Calgary|Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences|University of British Columbia|University of Alberta
literature strategies increase number potential living kidney donors extensive yet characterized scoping reviews novel methodology systematically assessing wide breadth given body literature may done conducting targeted systematic reviewwe performed scoping review summarized evidence existing strategies increase living kidney donationour review identified seven studies tested interventions using rigorous methods ie randomized controlled trials outcome measures focused using education targeted potential recipients increase living donation two studies targeted potential recipients close social network reported statistically significant results interventions identified effect assessed quasiexperimental observational study designswe identified important gap literature evidencebased strategies increase living kidney donation limited data available strategies directed potential recipients social networks promising results inform transplant programs considering strategies increase living kidney donation highlight need conduct highquality study increase living donation