Impact of navigators on completion of steps in the kidney transplant process: a randomized, controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Many patients with ESRD, particularly minorities and women, face barriers in completing the steps required to obtain a transplant. These eight sequential steps are as follows: medical suitability, interest in transplant, referral to a transplant center, first visit to center, transplant workup, successful candidate, waiting list or identify living donor, and receive transplant. This study sought to determine the effect of navigators on completion of steps.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Cluster randomized, controlled trial at 23 Ohio hemodialysis facilities. One hundred sixty-seven patients were recruited between January 2009 and August 2009 and were followed for up to 24 months or until study end in February 2011. Trained kidney tran

SUBMITTER: Sullivan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3463214 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature