Living Organ Video Educated Donors Program for Kidney Transplant-eligible African Americans to Approach Potential Donors: A Proof of Concept.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of the Living Organ Video Educated Donors (LOVED) program is to address living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) disparities in African Americans who experience half the rates of LDKTs compared with whites in the United States.

Methods

LOVED is an iterative-designed, distance-based, navigator-led, mobile health educational program, developed via guidance from patients, Self-determination Theory and Social Cognitive Theory. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of LOVED using a proof-of-concept design to increase African Americans' knowledge about the living donor process to improve their willingness to approach others about being a potential kidney donor. The 8-week LOVED program consisted of (1) a computer tablet-delivered educatio

SUBMITTER: Sieverdes JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6089514 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature