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Impact of Navigators on Completion of Steps in the Kidney Transplant Process
Author(s) -
Catherine Sullivan,
Janeen B. León,
Srilekha S. Sayre,
Marquisha Marbury,
Michael Ivers,
Julie Pencak,
Kenneth A. Bodziak,
Donald E. Hricik,
Eric Morrison,
Jeffrey M. Albert,
Sankar D. Navaneethan,
Christina M.Delos Reyes,
Ashwini R. Sehgal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.11731111
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , referral , kidney transplant , randomized controlled trial , transplantation , kidney transplantation , intervention (counseling) , renal transplant , hemodialysis , family medicine , nursing
Many patients with ESRD, particularly minorities and women, face barriers in completing the steps required to obtain a transplant. These eight sequential steps are as follows: medical suitability, interest in transplant, referral to a transplant center, first visit to center, transplant workup, successful candidate, waiting list or identify living donor, and receive transplant. This study sought to determine the effect of navigators on completion of steps.

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