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

Effect of Patient Education on Kidney Recipients Knowledge, Coping and Quality of Life. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

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

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Renal Recipients
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Patient education program

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 159
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Norway
  • Oslo, Norway
    • Oslo University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Standard care
Experimental: Patient education program	Behavioral: Patient education program; All patients receive standard care. Experimental group receive a structured patient education program based in self-care theory and pedagogical theory, build upon the the principles of the "Pro-Self education program". The intervention program consist of five weekly one-to-one sessions with a transplant nurse, lasting about 40-60 minutes, starting during the first week after discharge and lasting until 7 weeks post transplantation. Education content consists of two levels: general knowledge level and individual knowledge. Each session has a specific program. In addition, academic detailing is used to describe patient's knowledge levels and for tailoring the education to individual needs.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Kidney recipients'knowledge level	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.	7-8 weeks post kidney transplantation
Kidney recipients'knowledge level	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.	6 months post kidney transplantation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Kidney recipients' coping	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". In addition, the number of missing observations in the patients' "transplant diaries" is counted.(The "transplant diary" contains patients own daily observations of graft function and signs of rejection). Number of missing observations are counted from observation start and during a period of 7-8 weeks. The percent of missed observations of total possible observations are estimated.	7-8 weeks post kidney transplantation
Kidney recipients' coping	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".	6 months post kidney transplantation
Kidney recipients' quality of life	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"	7-8 weeks post kidney transplantation
Kidney recipients' quality of life	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"	6 months post kidney transplantation

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Oslo Metropolitan University
• Collaborators: University of Oslo

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Mellon L, Doyle F, Hickey A, Ward KD, de Freitas DG, McCormick PA, O'Connell O, Conlon P. Interventions for increasing immunosuppressant medication adherence in solid organ transplant recipients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Sep 12;9(9):CD012854. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012854.pub2.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2009
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 25, 2010
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 18, 2010
• First Posted (Estimate): August 19, 2010

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 3, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 2, 2014
• Last Verified: December 1, 2014

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Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 182014/V52