A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Pretransplant Educational Intervention in Kidney Patients.

ABSTRACT: Poor patient knowledge about transplantation is a significant problem following kidney transplant. A video-based educational intervention was developed to supplement standard education provided by transplant teams.

Methods

A multicenter randomized controlled trial tested the intervention delivered to patients undergoing assessment or waitlisted for kidney transplant. Adult participants were randomized to the control (standard education) or the intervention group, consisting of electronic access to the videos (or digital video disks if no internet) plus standard education. Differences between groups in changes in transplant knowledge (measured by the Kidney Transplant Understanding Tool), education satisfaction, self-efficacy, and quality of life (secondary outcomes) were evaluated b

SUBMITTER: Mansell H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8425830 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature