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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 26.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Clin Transplant. 2014 Feb;12(1):9–14. doi: 10.6002/ect.2013.0183

Table 6.

What Type of Information Do Patients Need Before Making a Decision About RxOptions?

Themes Urban* Rural*
Compare well-being and quality of life between transplant and dialysis 3 6
Provide education about all the available treatment options 6 2
Compare complication rates and survival data between transplant and dialysis 2 6
Explain medication side effects 1 2
Provide more detail about what is involved in the selection and listing process 0 3
*

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