Table 2.
Characteristics of HIRAs and Encounters
| Background | # of Advocates |
|---|---|
| Nurse, nurse practitioner, or other allied health professional | 6 |
| Physician | 3 |
| Social worker, ethicist, patient advocate, etc. | 6 |
| Member of the transplant team | |
| Yes | 6 |
| No | 9 |
| Served as a Living Donor Advocate | |
| Yes | 2 |
| No | 13 |
| Number of patients HIRA has met | |
| >15 | 2 |
| 10–14 | 1 |
| 5–9 | 5 |
| 1–4 | 7 |
| Meeting Timing | |
| Before signing consent | 4 |
| After signing consent | 8 |
| Both | 2 |
| Don’t know | 1 |
| Meeting format | |
| In person | 10 |
| Phone call | 3 |
| Both | 2 |
| Meeting duration | |
| <15 minutes | 4 |
| 15–30 minutes | 5 |
| 30 + minutes | 4 |
| Varies | 1 |
| Not reported | 1 |