Table 5.

What Can be Done to Improve Rates of Transplant?

Themes	Urban*	Rural*
Provide education	8	6
Patient (discussion of transplant at an earlier stage of kidney disease)
Provider (about the relative benefits of transplant)
Public (about living and deceased donation)
Implement and/or improve strategies to increase the donor pool	6	2
Paired donor exchange
Early identification of potential deceased donors
Increase collaboration between primary nephrologist and the transplant center	0	4
Regional satellite clinics by the transplant center
Streamline the referral process
Limit the eligibility for the waiting list	0	1
Assist with finances	0	1

^*The number of times in which the theme was mentioned in each category of focus groups.