|
Strongly Agree/Agree |
Strongly Disagree/
Disagree |
Dialysis Staff Ability to Educate About Transplant |
|
|
I am certain which dialysis patients are medically eligible for transplant. |
71 (60%) |
48 (40%) |
The transplant educator has sufficient time to provide transplant education to all eligible patients. |
47 (43%) |
63 (57%) |
I am sufficiently knowledgeable about transplant that I could answer most patients’ questions. |
58 (48%) |
62 (52%) |
My formal medical training adequately covered the topic of transplantation. |
28 (23%) |
93 (77%) |
Quality of Available Transplant Education in Dialysis Centers |
|
|
I am satisfied with the quality of the education materials about deceased donation that we use at our center. |
53 (44%) |
68 (56%) |
I am satisfied with the quality of the education materials about living donation that we use at our center. |
45 (37%) |
76 (63%) |
Transplant Center Partnership with Dialysis Centers |
Strongly Agree/Agree |
Strongly Disagree/
Disagree |
Don’t Know |
The transplant center staff is helpful when I have a specific transplant question. |
108 (82%) |
9 (7%) |
14 (11%) |
Communication between dialysis and transplant centers about dialysis patients undergoing transplant evaluation is poor. |
55 (42%) |
60 (46%) |
16 (12%) |
The transplant center staff is difficult to reach. |
29 (22%) |
85 (65%) |
17 (13%) |
Recommendations for Improvement |
|
|
|
Other dialysis staff needs education about transplant themselves. |
122 (93%) |
1 (1%) |
8 (6%) |
I would be interested in attending a yearly in-service or continuing education program to update myself about transplant. |
120 (92%) |
3 (2%) |
8 (6%) |
Patient Drop-Out of Transplant Evaluation |
Strongly Agree/Agree |
Strongly Disagree/
Disagree |
No Opinion |
Most patients who begin transplant evaluation will not complete it. |
30 (23%) |
73 (56%) |
28 (21%) |
Dialysis Center Opinions About Transplant |
Strongly Agree/Agree |
Strongly Disagree/
Disagree |
Don’t Know |
My dialysis center is supportive of eligible dialysis patients receiving transplant education. |
118 (90%) |
3 (2%) |
10 (8%) |
My dialysis center doesn’t want to lose patients to transplant. |
2 (1%) |
119 (91%) |
10 (8%) |
