Identifying Modifiable System-Level Barriers to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studying existing health systems with variable living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) performance and understanding factors that drive these differences can inform comprehensive system-level approaches to improve LDKT. We aimed to quantify previously identified barriers and estimate their association with LDKT performance.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of health professionals (HPs). Statements, rated on a Likert scale of "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree", captured themes related to communication; role perception; HP's education, training and comfort; attitudes; referral process; patient; as well as resources and infrastructure. The percentage who agreed with these statements was analyzed and compared by LDKT performance (living donation

SUBMITTER: Sandal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9751709 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature