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Table 2 Your Path to Transplant education materials and delivery timepoints

From: Your Path to Transplant: a randomized controlled trial of a tailored computer education intervention to increase living donor kidney transplant

Timepoint

Education delivered

Time required

At baseline

â–ª Computer-tailored feedback report for the individual patient based on their DDKT and LDKT readiness, decisional balance, self-efficacy, and transplant knowledge.

25 minutes

â–ª Coaching recommendations for the individual patient.

â–ª What You Need to Know About Kidney Transplant Booklet introduceda: 19 facts about the benefits and risks of transplant and the transplant evaluation and surgery process.

â–ª What You Need to Know About Living Donation Booklet introduceda: 15 facts about the benefits and risks of living donation and the living donation evaluation and surgery process.

â–ª A Community Resources Guide introduceda: A guide providing referrals to community services like reduced or free childcare or transportation services, and inexpensive housing near the transplant center for patients who are facing socioeconomic barriers to transplant.

During evaluation

â–ª Computer-tailored feedback report for the individual patient based on their DDKT and LDKT readiness, decisional balance, self-efficacy, and transplant knowledge.

20 minutes

â–ª Coaching recommendations for the individual patient.

â–ª LDKT Education, based on LDKT Readiness Stage, either:

 ○ Review and discuss Why People Donate Their Kidneys Brochure: Provides a list of reasons why living donors decided to donate a kidney to someone in need. Given to patients in LDKT readiness stages of Precontemplation and Contemplation.

 ○ Review and discuss How to Find a Living Donor Brochure: Suggests small steps potential kidney recipients can take to find potential living donors. Given to patients in LDKT readiness stages of Preparation and Action.

â–ª A Guide for Family & Friends Brochure: This brochure offers small steps family members and friends can take to support the patient in completing evaluation successfully and, if interested, pursuing LDKT.

â–ª Explore Transplant DVD: This 4-part video discusses why patients decided to pursue transplant, why living donors decide to donate, the recipient and living donor evaluation and surgery processes, the risks and benefits to transplant, and how patients lives have changed.

4 months post-baseline

â–ª Computer-tailored feedback report for the individual patient based on their DDKT and LDKT readiness, decisional balance, self-efficacy, and transplant knowledge.

15 minutes

â–ª Coaching recommendations for the individual patient.

â–ª Additional LDKT education, as their LDKT stage of readiness changes over time.

â–ª Additional copies of the Community Resources Guide to support them as their socioeconomic barriers change over time.

8 months post-baseline

â–ª Computer-tailored feedback report for the individual patient based on their DDKT and LDKT readiness, decisional balance, self-efficacy, and transplant knowledge.

15 minutes

â–ª Coaching recommendations for the individual patient.

â–ª Additional LDKT education, as their LDKT stage of readiness changes over time.

â–ª Additional copies of the Community Resources Guide to support them as their socioeconomic barriers change over time.

  1. aThese materials are introduced during the education session and then mailed to the patient.