Table 1.
Transplant educators’ practices and number of patients served
| Practice | Educators Using Strategy, %a (n) | Informed Patients With Access to Strategy, % (n)b |
|---|---|---|
| Recommend being evaluated for transplant | 81 (138) | 82 (988) |
| Refer patients to educational program at a transplant center/kidney organization | 81 (138) | 80 (959) |
| Recommend learning more about transplant | 72 (123) | 74 (890) |
| Distribute transplant center phone numbers | 68 (115) | 73 (878) |
| Provide handouts/brochures about transplant | 63 (107) | 64 (768) |
| Offer an opportunity to talk to a kidney recipient | 29 (50) | 32 (379) |
| Have a detailed discussion about the advantages/risks of deceased donor transplant | 18 (31) | 25 (297) |
| Have a detailed discussion about the advantages/risks of living donor transplant | 18 (31) | 22 (263) |
| Show transplant video(s) | 17 (29) | 19 (223) |
| Provide list of transplant websites | 17 (29) | 14 (173) |
| Provide education to share with prospective living donors | 16 (28) | 15 (179) |
| Display transplant posters in waiting room | 11 (19) | 10 (119) |
a
Percentage who reported using each educational strategy. Educator sample was n=170.
b
We first determined the number of patients who indicated that they had been informed of their transplant option on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Form-2728 within each dialysis center. We then determined the number of educators (centers) who reported using each strategy and summed the number of “informed”patients from these centers to obtain the total number of “informed” patients exposed to each strategy. Proportions are of sample of informed patients, n=1203.