Table 1.
Responses to Selected Questions From an Electronic Survey 91 Respondents From All 9 Transplant Centers in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina Examining Perceived Barriers to Kidney Transplantation, 2017
| Question | No. of Transplant Centers (%) |
|---|---|
| From whom does your center accept referrals for transplant evaluation? (Choose all that apply.) | |
| Nephrologist | 9 (100) |
| Dialysis facility | 9 (100) |
| Patient (self-referral) | 4 (44.4) |
| Social worker | 5 (55.6) |
| Whose responsibility is it to initiate scheduling of the kidney transplant evaluation? | |
| Transplant center | 9 (100) |
| Does your center require patients to read/view education materials prior to being scheduled for a kidney transplant evaluation? | |
| Yes | 5 (55.6) |
| In-person education session | 4 (80.0) |
| Online education program | 1 (20.0) |
| No | 4 (44.4) |
| Number of visits to complete evaluation process: | |
| 1 visit | 4 (44.4) |
| 2 visits | 2 (22.2) |
| 3 or more visits | 3 (33.3) |
| How is medical testing scheduled at your transplant center? | |
| Patients are given option to have transplant center schedule | 4 (44.4) |
| Transplant center | 3 (33.3) |
| Split between patient and transplant center | 2 (22.2) |
| Methods center uses to remind patients of their upcoming medical testing appointments (choose all that apply): | |
| Telephone call | 9 (100) |
| Mailed letter | 8 (88.9) |
| Number of missed appointments before closing referral: | |
| Eventually, but not after a specific number of times | 4 (44.4) |
| 3 times | 4 (44.4) |
| 1 time | 1 (11.1) |
| Does your center offer any free transportation services? | |
| No | 9 (100) |
| Does your center offer any free park and ride shuttle services? | |
| No | 9 (100) |
| Does your center assist patients with parking costs? | |
| Yes | 4 (44.4) |
| No | 5 (55.6) |
| Does your center have a transplant telemedicine program? | |
| Yes | 2 (22.2) |
| No | 7 (77.8) |
| Does your center have satellite clinics? | |
| No | 5 (55.6) |
| Yes | 4 (44.4) |
| Number of satellite clinics | |
| 4 | 2 (50.0) |
| 5 | 1 (25.0) |
| 6 | 1 (25.0) |
| Required medical tests within 12 months prior to evaluation start: | |
| Mammogram for females > 40 years old | 1 (11.1) |
| Pap smear for females > 18 years old | 1 (11.1) |
| Colonoscopy for patients > 50 | 1 (11.1) |
| Echocardiogram | 1 (11.1) |
| Stress test | 1 (11.1) |
| Immunizations | 1 (11.1) |