Patient and Clinician Perceptions of Informed Consent and Decision Making About Accepting KDPI > 85 Kidneys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the impact of the kidney donor profile index (KDPI) on kidney discard is well researched, less is known about how patients make decisions about whether to give consent for KDPI > 85 kidney offers.

Methods

We conducted in-depth, semistructured interviews with 16 transplant recipients, 15 transplant candidates, and 23 clinicians (transplant surgeons, nephrologists, and nurse coordinators) to assess and compare perceptions of transplant education, informed consent for KDPI > 85 kidneys' and the decision-making process for accepting kidney offers. Thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data.

Results

Four themes emerged: (1) patients reported uncertainty about the meaning of KDPI or could not recall information about KDPI; (2) patients report

SUBMITTER: Schantz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8683202 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature