Table 2.

ILDA Practices

Number of Working Hours/Week
Mean (SD)	14.43 (16.59)
Range	0.25–70
Type of Evaluations Performed (n, %)
LDA Evaluation Only	49 (47.6)
LDA and Psychosocial/Social Work Evaluation	55 (53.4)
Job Responsibilities (n, %)
Full time LDA and Additional Duties	73 (71.6)
LDA only	29 (28.4)
Position Paid or Volunteer (n, %)
Paid and hired by transplant center	35 (41.2)
Volunteer	5 (5.9)
Paid but part of other responsibilities	40 (47.1)
Other	6 (7.1)
Donors Evaluated (n, %)
Kidney	86 (100.0)
Liver	15 (17.4)
Lung	2 (2.3)
Pancreas	1 (1.2)
Intestine	2 (2.3)
Timing of Contact (n, %)
Screening	38 (45.2)
Evaluation	67 (79.8)
Post-evaluation/prior to surgery	49 (58.3)
Post-surgery	47 (56.0)
ILDA versus ILD Team (n, %)
LDA Team	41 (40.6)
Independent LDA	60 (59.4)
Cooling off Period for Donors (n, %)
None	20 (30.8)
Varies	15 (23.1)
1–10 days	8 (12.3)
11–20 days	11 (16.9)
20–30 days	7 (10.8)
30+ days	4 (6.2)
Bill for ILDA Evaluations (n, %)
Yes	12 (14.5)
No	71 (85.5)
Length of Follow-up Post Surgery (n, %)
< 6 months	40 (50.0)
6 m. – 1 yr.	13 (16.3)
1 yr. – 18 m.	3 (3.8)
18m. – 2yr.	10 (12.5)
2yr. or more	22 (27.5)
Modality of Meeting with Donor (n, %)
Individual	83 (95.4)
In group	1 (1.1)
Both individual and group	4 (4.6)
Type of Educational Materials Provided to Donors (n, %)
UNOS	9 (12.9)
AST	3 (4.3)
DVD	7 (10.0)
Center-specific educational materials	54 (77.1)
Donor Signs Document Stating they Understand Risks and are Not Receiving Compensation (n, %)
Yes	42 (50.6)
No	41 (49.4)
Occasionally	15 (19.5)
ILDA Attends Selection Committee Meetings (n, %)
Live Donors Presented	36 (53.7)
Live Donors and Candidates Presented	26 (38.8)
I do not attend	5 (7.5)
Only attend occasionally	6 (9.0)
Access to Donor Medical Record (n, %)
Yes, full access	65 (84.4)
No	8 (10.4)
Yes, limited access	4 (5.2)
Transplant Staff Access to ILDA Evaluation (n, %)
Yes	69 (90.8)
No	7 (9.2)
ILDA Keeps Confidential Notes (n, %)
Yes	22 (28.9)
No	55 (72.5)