Donor Perceptions and Preferences of Telemedicine and In-Person Visits for Living Kidney Donor Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Living kidney donor evaluation is a lengthy and complex process requiring in-person visits. Access to transplant centers, travel costs, lost wages, and dependent care arrangements are barriers to willing donors initiating evaluation. Telemedicine can help streamline and epedite the evaluation process. We aimed to deeply understand donor experiences and preferences using hybrid telemedicine video/in-person visits to ease access to donor evaluation or counseling.

Methods

We conducted in-depth, semistructured interviews with donors or donor candidates who completed their evaluation through telemedicine/in-person, or in-person only visits at a tertiary transplant center between November 27, 2019 and March 1, 2021. Enrollment continued until data saturation was reach

SUBMITTER: Kim E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11328557 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature