An Educational Intervention to Increase Knowledge About the Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) Program
School Name
South Carolina Governor's School for Science & Mathematics
Grade Level
12th Grade
Presentation Topic
Physiology and Health
Presentation Type
Mentored
Abstract
Living kidney donors who want to donate a kidney to their recipient via a direct donation sometimes can't due to a mismatch of blood type, size, human leukocyte antigen expressed, etc. Although this can be discouraging to both donor and intended recipient, they have the option to rematch themselves with another recipient. However, some deny this offer due to wanting a direct donation or uncertainty of the process. By informing recipients and donors about the KPD program through a video-based education, hopefully, recipients and donors will see KPD as an alternative option for donation. In this program, willing donors and recipients participate in this online educational-based research study over a three month period. This educational study looks at attitudes and awareness of kidney transplant. The ultimate goal of the education trial was to see if a video-based education is more effective in increasing knowledge of KPD risks and benefits for the donor and recipient than usual care (UC). Potential participants are selected after a screening process, and both recipients and donors have the option to accept or decline this optional educational research opportunity. Participants who consented are randomly placed into either UC or UC plus a video-based education. Each participant will be asked to complete three surveys and will be compensated for each completed survey. The study is reaching its final stages soon and the expected results are that those who were randomized to the video-based education will have a better understanding of the KPD program than UC participants.
Recommended Citation
Nguyen, Jacob, "An Educational Intervention to Increase Knowledge About the Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) Program" (2020). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 113.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2020/all/113
Location
Furman Hall 201
Start Date
3-28-2020 11:30 AM
Presentation Format
Oral Only
Group Project
No
An Educational Intervention to Increase Knowledge About the Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) Program
Furman Hall 201
Living kidney donors who want to donate a kidney to their recipient via a direct donation sometimes can't due to a mismatch of blood type, size, human leukocyte antigen expressed, etc. Although this can be discouraging to both donor and intended recipient, they have the option to rematch themselves with another recipient. However, some deny this offer due to wanting a direct donation or uncertainty of the process. By informing recipients and donors about the KPD program through a video-based education, hopefully, recipients and donors will see KPD as an alternative option for donation. In this program, willing donors and recipients participate in this online educational-based research study over a three month period. This educational study looks at attitudes and awareness of kidney transplant. The ultimate goal of the education trial was to see if a video-based education is more effective in increasing knowledge of KPD risks and benefits for the donor and recipient than usual care (UC). Potential participants are selected after a screening process, and both recipients and donors have the option to accept or decline this optional educational research opportunity. Participants who consented are randomly placed into either UC or UC plus a video-based education. Each participant will be asked to complete three surveys and will be compensated for each completed survey. The study is reaching its final stages soon and the expected results are that those who were randomized to the video-based education will have a better understanding of the KPD program than UC participants.