Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Transplant. 2015 Feb 3;29(3):233–241. doi: 10.1111/ctr.12509

Table 1.

KEC-D (potential donor) and KEC-R (intended recipient) domains, number of items, means (sd), internal consistency, and sample items

Version Domain Items Mean (sd) Cronbach’s α Sample items
KEC-D 22 49.8 (11.8) 0.89
Distrust / Inequity 6 14.6 (4.5) 0.83 I was concerned that the person who I wanted to donate to might end up with a kidney that was not as good as mine.
Uncertainty / Worry 8 16.8 (4.2) 0.76 I was concerned that I would become too anxious not knowing if we would ever find a suitable match.
Inconvenience / Cost 8 18.4 (4.6) 0.79 I was concerned that waiting too long in a swap program would be disruptive to my life.
KEC-R 23 54.4 (10.9) 0.86
Distrust / Inequity 6 15.3 (4.1) 0.78 I was concerned that the other donor in the swap would back out of it and then I would not get a transplant.
Uncertainty / Worry 9 20.1 (4.5) 0.69 I was concerned that my donor would feel more pressure to go through with donation if it was part of a swap.
Inconvenience / Cost 8 18.9 (4.1) 0.75 I was concerned that my donor’s costs in a swap program would be too high.