Interpersonal Connections Are Important for Virtual Kidney Transplant Educational Program Development.
Alexis J Carter, Haiyan Qu, Rhiannon D Reed and 4 others
PMID 37936413WHAT IT FOUND
Thirteen prior kidney transplant education participants worried a virtual Living Donor Navigator program could lose what made the in-person version work.
They prioritized keeping the same content, real-time relationships, and access. Eighty-five percent preferred in-person.
Key findings
01Thirteen prior Living Donor Navigator participants generated concerns about a virtual program, and the largest theme was keeping the program faithful to the in-person design.
02In the second group, 7 of 28 responses were about maintaining interpersonal connections.
03Eighty-five percent of participants preferred in-person to telehealth participation.
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What it does not show
Only 13 people took part, all from one center and all had already joined the in-person program, so their views may not match people who did not participate or who live elsewhere. The groups mixed transplant recipients and advocates, and responses were not linked to who said what, so it is not clear whether patients and advocates had different concerns. The preference for in-person was measured in the same small group, and questionnaire answers were analyzed at group level rather than linked to individual rankings. The study reports concerns, not clinical outcomes, so it cannot show whether a virtual program affects knowledge, support, or living donation.
Declared interests
All other authors declared no potential conflicts of interest. The article is listed as supported by NIH extramural research.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that virtual Living Donor Navigator education improves outcomes or is preferred. It reports concerns from 13 prior participants, and 85% preferred in-person.