Direct Delivery of Kidney Transplant Education to Black and Low-Income Patients Receiving Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Compared with others, black and low-income patients receiving dialysis are less likely to receive kidney transplantation (KT) education within dialysis centers. We examined the efficacy of 2 supplementary KT education approaches delivered directly to patients.

Study design

Prospective, 3-arm parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial.

Settings & participants

Adult, black, and white low-income patients receiving dialysis in Missouri.

Intervention

Patients were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 educational conditions: (1) standard of care, usual KT education provided in dialysis centers (control); (2) Explore Transplant @ Home patient-guided, 4 modules of KT education sent directly to patients using print, video, and text messages; and (3) Explo

SUBMITTER: Waterman AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6815244 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature