Table 2.

Description of living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) decision aid characteristics, attributes, and methodologic rigor

	Accessibility		Culturally Sensitive	Intended Audience			Methodologic Rigor			Suitable Use During Transplant Process
	Freely Accessible	Must Pay to Obtain		Patients	Potential Living Donors	Providers	Variety of stakeholders involved in development, including target audience	Effectiveness evaluated in target audience	Revised after multiple field testing	Pre-Dialysis	Dialysis Start	Transplant Referral	Transplant Evaluation	Waitlisting
Comprehensive LDKT Education Decision Aids
Patients’ Readiness to make Decisions about Kidney Disease (PREPARED)	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	In Progress		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
The Big Ask, The Big Give	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	In Progress		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Culturally Sensitive or Audience-Specific Decision Aids
Living About Choices in Transplantation and Sharing (Living ACTS)	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Infόrmate: Inform Yourself About Living Kidney Donation for Hispanics/Latinos	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓			✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Decision Aids for Potential Recipients
Your Path to Transplant	In Progress		✓	✓	✓		✓	In Progress			✓	✓	✓	✓
Explore Transplant@ Home	In Progress		✓	✓	✓		✓	In Progress		✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
My Transplant Coach	In Progress			✓				In Progress			✓	✓
iChoose Kidney	✓			✓		✓	✓	In Progress		✓	✓	✓	✓
Decision Aids for Potential Donor Education and Recruitment
Live Donor Champion	✓				✓		✓	✓	In Progress					✓
DONOR	✓				✓		✓	✓	In Progress					✓
ESRD Risk Tool for Kidney Donor Candidates	✓				✓		✓						✓	✓
Decision Aids for Healthcare Providers
Live Donor KDPI	✓					✓	✓						✓

Abbreviations: ESRD, end stage renal disease; KDPI, kidney donor profile index