Effect of Patient Education on Kidney Recipients Knowledge, Coping and Quality of Life

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Renal Recipients
• Interventions: Behavioral: Patient education program

• Registration Number: NCT01184937
• Lead Sponsor: Oslo Metropolitan University

Brief Summary

For patients with end-stage kidney disease, transplantation is the treatment of choice, offering improved quality of life by restored metabolism and freedom from dialysis. However, demands regarding the acquirement of knowledge in life post transplantation are high. In order to reduce rejection episodes, graft loss and the negative consequences of life-long immunosuppressive medication, it is essential for kidney recipients to possess knowledge about important aspects regarding immunosuppressive medication, graft surveillance and the benefit of specific lifestyle behavior. Consequently, patient education is required for this patient group. This randomized controlled trial is investigating the effect of a structured patient education program on kidney recipients' knowledge, coping and quality of life

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-10
• Primary Completion: 2009-11
• Study Completion: 2009-11
• Study First Submitted: 2010-06-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-08-18
• Study First Posted: 2010-08-19
• Status Verified: 2014-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-02
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 159

Inclusion Criteria

• being over 18
• recently had a kidney transplant
• able to speak, understand and read Norwegian
• mentally able to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patient education program	Patient education program	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Kidney recipients'knowledge level	6 months post kidney transplantation	Knowledge level is measured by a self-administrated knowledge questionnaire consisting of 19 items addressing knowledge in relation to three areas: medication, rejection and lifestyle. Each item is rated using a 5 points scale, anchored on the left with the wording "totally disagree"(1), "rather disagree" (2) "either agree or disagree" (3), "quite agree" (4) and to the left with "totally agree"(5). Patients are asked to put a ring around a number to indicate their level of agreement with each item.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Kidney recipients' coping	6 months post kidney transplantation	Coping is measured by the following self-administrated questionnaires: "The Generalized Self-efficacy Scale", "The Long-term Medication Behavior Self-efficacy Scale" and "The Moriscy Compliance scale".
Kidney recipients' quality of life	6 months post kidney transplantation	Quality of life is measured by the following self -adminstred questionnaires: The acute version of the "Short Form Health Survey" (SF-12) and the disease-spesific quality of life questionnaire: "The Kidney Transplant Questionnaire"

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Oslo University Hospital; 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway