Table 1.

O’Neill’s Clinical Decision-Making Model Adapted to LDKT and Health Professional–Identified Barriers.

Component of the model	Aspects related to current study
Pre-encounter data	- Prior knowledge/familiarity of LDKT - Prior experiences with LDKT (or kidney transplantation) - Biases (LDKT and/or patients) - Assumptions regarding LDKT and patients Anticipating and controlling risk - Guidelines, protocols, procedures
Situational and client modifications (environment)	Client - Discussions between patients, potential donors, and HP (with whom, under what circumstances) - Patient characteristics; condition Situational - Procedural barriers or challenges encountered in relation to LDKT - Organization of renal services; referral process - Resources - Sources of support
Hypothesis generation (patient-specific information vs pattern recognition or evidence about LDKT)	- Assessment for eligibility of the patient - How evidence is evaluated and weight given to various types of evidence - Decisions made regarding eligibility on the basis of the patient’s condition or other patient characteristics

Note. LDKT = living donor kidney transplantation; HP = health professionals.