Trial reportTransplantation2019
Measurement Characteristics of the Knowledge Assessment of Renal Transplantation.
Trial report in Transplantation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions for improving health literacy in people with chronic kidney disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing solid organ donor registration.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- The Faithful Path to Health: An Exploratory Qualitative Study Investigating Religious Dimensions of Treatment Adherence Among Muslim Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis in Pakistan.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Development and Psychometric Validation of a Knowledge Assessment Tool on Radiotherapy Resistance Among Oncologists in Iraq.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Gaps in Dialysis Staff Knowledge of the Kidney Transplantation Process.Kidney international reports · 2026Article
- Factors associated with the willingness to become a kidney transplant recipient ─ the results from a national cross sectional study.BMC nephrology · 2025Observational
- Racialized and Immigrant Status and the Pursuit of Living Donor Kidney Transplant - a Canadian Cohort Study.Kidney international reports · 2024Article
- Self-Management of Kidney Transplant Recipients Research: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Review
- Knowledge About Renal Transplantation Among African, Caribbean, and Black Canadian Patients With Advanced Kidney Failure.Kidney international reports · 2023Article
- Kidney transplant-related knowledge and influencing factors in Chinese kidney transplant candidates and recipients: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Review
- Benefit of a pharmacist-led intervention for medication management of renal transplant patients: a controlled before-and-after study.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2021Article
- Thematic analysis of the medical records of patients evaluated for kidney transplant who did not receive a kidney.BMC nephrology · 2020Article
- Is There Decreasing Public Interest in Renal Transplantation? A Google TrendsJournal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Association of sociocultural factors with initiation of the kidney transplant evaluation process.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2020Article
- Measuring Patient Knowledge of Kidney Transplantation: An Initial Step to Close the Knowledge Gap.Transplantation · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundKidney transplant is the best treatment for most end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, but proportionally few ESRD patients receive kidney transplant. To make an informed choice about whether to pursue kidney transplant, patients must be knowledgeable of its risks and benefits. To reliably and validly measure ESRD patients' kidney transplant knowledge, rigorously tested measures are required. This article describes the development and psychometric testing of the Knowledge Assessment of Renal Transplantation (KART).
methodsWe administered 17 transplant knowledge items to a sample of 1294 ESRD patients. Item characteristics and scale scores were estimated using an Item Response Theory graded response model. Construct validity was tested by examining differences in scale scores between patients who had spent less than 1 and 1 hour or longer receiving various types of transplant education.
resultsItem Response Theory modeling suggested that 15 items should be retained for the KART. This scale had a marginal reliability of 0.75 and evidenced acceptable reliability (>0.70) across most of its range. Construct validity was supported by the KART's ability to distinguish patients who had spent less than 1 and 1 hour or longer receiving different types of kidney transplant education, including talking to doctors/medical staff (effect size [ES], 0.61; P < 0.001), reading brochures (ES, 0.45; P < 0.001), browsing the internet (ES, 0.56; P < 0.001), and watching videos (ES, 0.56; P < 0.001).
conclusionsThe final 15-item KART can be used to determine the kidney transplant knowledge levels of ESRD patients and plan appropriate interventions to ensure informed transplant decision making occurs.
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