Process Evaluation of the Ascent Study: A Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a Multi-Level Intervention to Improve Dialysis Provider Knowledge of Kidney Allocation Policy Changes and Increase Kidney Transplant Waitlisting
1Division of Transplantation, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 3Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Meeting: 2022 American Transplant Congress
Abstract number: 1744
Keywords: Allocation, Kidney transplantation, Waiting lists
Topic: Clinical Science » Kidney » 50 - Health Equity and Access
Session Information
Session Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm
Presentation Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm
Location: Hynes Halls C & D
*Purpose: Kidney transplant is the optimal treatment for end-stage kidney disease, yet only a fifth of patients are on the waitlist and inequities in access persist. The Allocation System for Changes in Equity in Kidney Transplantation (ASCENT) study tested a multicomponent intervention aimed at improving dialysis provider knowledge of the revised kidney allocation policy and waitlisting among dialysis facilities with low transplant waitlisting. The intervention included staff and patient education videos, a webinar, and transplant performance feedback report.
*Methods: To assess intervention implementation, a process evaluation guided by RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) was conducted. RE-AIM dimensions were assessed via survey with intervention group facilities (n=334) and interviews with staff (n=6). High implementation was defined as using 3-4 intervention components and low implementation was defined as using 1-2 components.
*Results: Results revealed moderate fidelity to the intervention. Among participating facilities (n=331), 189 (57%) were high implementers, 103 (31%) were low implementers, and 39 (12%) were non-implementers. The staff education video was used most (n=213, 64%) and the webinar was used least (n=123, 37%). Dose response analysis showed higher fidelity was associated with increased provider knowledge of kidney allocation policy changes, but not increased waitlisting. Interviews revealed that intervention components were shared selectively by dialysis staff, and that the intervention helped facilities prioritize transplant education and increased staff confidence in transplant education.
*Conclusions: The findings can inform future effectiveness-implementation studies in dialysis settings aimed at improving transplant waitlisting and serve as a guide of best implementation practices for future dissemination of the ASCENT intervention.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
Urbanski MA, Lee Y, Basu M, Escoffery C, Hamoda R, Plantinga L, Pastan SO, Patzer RE. Process Evaluation of the Ascent Study: A Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of a Multi-Level Intervention to Improve Dialysis Provider Knowledge of Kidney Allocation Policy Changes and Increase Kidney Transplant Waitlisting [abstract]. Am J Transplant. 2022; 22 (suppl 3). https://atcmeetingabstracts.com/abstract/process-evaluation-of-the-ascent-study-a-hybrid-type-1-effectiveness-implementation-trial-of-a-multi-level-intervention-to-improve-dialysis-provider-knowledge-of-kidney-allocation-policy-changes-and/. Accessed December 5, 2024.« Back to 2022 American Transplant Congress