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. 2021 Aug 6;7(9):e744. doi: 10.1097/TXD.0000000000001194

TABLE 1.

Baseline characteristics of study participants

Characteristic Phase 1 video development participants (N = 35) Phase 2 transplant candidates(N = 12) Phase 2 donor candidates(N = 12)
Kidney transplant candidates, n 10 100 (12/12) .
Kidney transplant recipients, n 10 . .
Prior live kidney donors, n 5 . .
Potential live kidney donors, n 5 . 100 (12/12)
Care partner, n 5 . .
Age, median ± SD, y 51 ± 11.7 52.6 ± 18.6 46 ± 14.7
Male sex, % (n/N) 37 (13/35) 33 (4/12) 17 (2/12)
Black race, % (n/N) 23 (8/35) 50 (6/12) 17 (2/12)
Dialysis duration, % (n/N)
 Not on dialysis 40 (8/20) 25 (3/12) .
 <1 y 15 (3/20) 58 (7/12) .
 ≥1 y 45 (9/20) 17 (2/12) .
Prior kidney transplant, % (n/N) 50 (10/20) 8 (1/12) .
Education, % (n/N)
 High school or trade school graduate 34 (12/35) 58 (7/12) 33 (4/12)
 Some college or higher 66 (23/35) 42 (5/12) 67 (8/12)
Lives with another adult in the household, % (n/N) 74 (26/35) 75 (9/12) 100 (12/12)
Full- or part-time employment, % (n/N) 46 (16/35) 25 (3/12) 83 (10/12)
Total household yearly income,  % (n/N), US$
 ≤$30 000 17 (6/35) 58 (7/12) 8 (1/12)
 $30 000–$50 000 20 (7/35) 0 (0/12) 8 (1/12)
 >$50 000 51 (18/35) 25 (3/12) 67 (8/12)
 No response 11 (4/35) 17 (2/12) 17 (2/12)
Access to technology, % (n/N)
 Participant has a working  internet-capable cellular phone 97 (34/35) 100 (12/12) 100 (12/12)
 Household has a working  internet-capable cellular phone 83 (29/35) 83 (10/12) 100 (12/12)
 Participant has a working  computer or tablet like an iPad 83 (29/35) 75 (9/12) 100 (12/12)
 Household has a working  computer or tablet like an iPad 77 (27/35) 58 (7/12) 100 (12/12)
 Participant sends or receives  text messages 100 (35/35) 100 (12/12) 100 (12/12)
 Participant sends or receives email 100 (35/35) 100 (12/12) 100 (12/12)
Internet and social media use, % (n/N)
 Spends >1 h on the internet weekly . 92 (11/12) 100 (12/12)
 Uses social media at least once a week . 75 (9/12) 92 (11/12)
 Has active Facebook account . 92 (11/12) 83 (10/12)
Frequency that someone helps you  read hospital materials, % (n/N)
 Never 57 (20/35) 58 (7/12) 83 (10/12)
 Sometimes 29 (10/35) 33 (4/12) 8 (1/12)
 Often 11 (4/35) 8 (1/12) 0 (0/12)
 A lot 3 (1/35) 0 (0/12) 8 (1/12)
Comfort level filling out  forms alone, % (n/N)
 Very comfortable 77 (27/35) 50 (6/12) 75 (9/12)
 Somewhat comfortable 11 (4/35) 25 (3/12) 25 (3/12)
 Somewhat uncomfortable 3 (1/35) 25 (3/12) 0 (0/12)
 Very uncomfortable 9 (3/35) 0 (0/12) 0 (0/12)
Quite good or extremely good at working with percentages, % (n/N) . 42 (5/12) 67 (8/12)
Quite good or extremely good at figuring out how much a shirt will cost it is 25% off, % (n/N) . 67 (8/12) 75 (9/12)