Increasing living donation by implementing the Kidney Coach Program
| Autor: | Dianne LaPointe Rudow, Sara Geatrakas, Antonios Arvelakis, Rafael Khaim, Ariella Tomback, Ron Shapiro, Jonathan Armenti, Stephanie Pan, Lisa Porcello |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Tissue and Organ Procurement Adolescent Live donor Psychological intervention Pilot Projects Living donor Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Living Donors Humans Child Health Education Kidney transplantation Transplantation business.industry Health Plan Implementation Infant Racial group Middle Aged medicine.disease Kidney Transplantation Family medicine Donation Child Preschool Clinical staff Female business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Clinical transplantation. 33(2) |
| ISSN: | 1399-0012 |
| Popis: | Candidates for living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) find it difficult to discuss living donation with people in their social network, and there is a lack of useful interventions to train them. The Kidney Coach Program (KCP) was developed to equip individuals (advocates for candidates and candidate themselves) with the tools needed to find potential donors. The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the effects of the KCP on increasing the number of people considering living donation. METHODS Candidates for the KCP were recruited. Data were collected on the number of live donor inquiries in the coach group compared to listed patients (historical controls). RESULTS Over a 12-month period, 20 transplant candidates enrolled in the KCP were compared to 50 controls. Eighty percent of the participants in the KCP had at least one donor inquiry compared to 38% of controls (P = 0.001). Significantly, more Caucasian candidates participated in the KCP compared to other racial groups. CONCLUSIONS The KCP can be an effective method to increase awareness of a patient's need for LDKT. Existing clinical staff successfully implemented the program. Transplant programs should provide training to candidates and their supports on effective ways to find a living donor. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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