Xiangya Nursing School, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Front Public Health. 2023 Mar 3;11:1027715. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1027715. eCollection 2023.
To investigate the kidney transplantation knowledge of kidney transplant (KT) candidates and recipients, and to explore the related influencing factors.
From March to July 2022, a total of 170 KT candidates and 270 KT recipients were investigated in two tertiary and Grade A hospitals in Hunan Province, China, using demographic questionnaires and the Kidney Transplant Understanding Tool (K-TUT). Multiple linear regression was used to explore the influencing factors of related knowledge of kidney transplantation.
The scores of kidney transplantation knowledge of the two groups were 50.67 (Ranged: 0-63) and 52.79 (Ranged: 0-62), indicating a middle level of knowledge. Education level and whether they have received health education were significantly associated with the knowledge level of kidney transplantation in both KT candidates and recipients. In addition, age and fertility status were only significantly associated with the knowledge level of kidney transplantation in KT recipients.
Our finding shows that the knowledge level of KT candidates and recipients is not optimistic, which suggests that healthcare providers should pay more attention to the health education of this population. In addition, future health education interventions should consider the education level, age, and fertility status factors affecting kidney transplantation knowledge in KT candidates and recipients.
调查肾移植(KT)候选人和受者的肾脏移植知识,并探讨相关影响因素。
2022 年 3 月至 7 月,采用人口统计学问卷和肾脏移植理解工具(K-TUT)对湖南省两家三级甲等医院的 170 名 KT 候选人和 270 名 KT 受者进行调查。采用多元线性回归分析探讨肾脏移植相关知识的影响因素。
两组肾脏移植知识得分分别为 50.67(范围:0-63)和 52.79(范围:0-62),表明知识水平处于中等水平。教育程度和是否接受过健康教育与 KT 候选人和受者的肾脏移植知识水平显著相关。此外,年龄和生育状况仅与 KT 受者的肾脏移植知识水平显著相关。
我们的研究结果表明,KT 候选人和受者的知识水平不容乐观,这表明医疗保健提供者应更加关注这一人群的健康教育。此外,未来的健康教育干预措施应考虑影响 KT 候选人和受者肾脏移植知识的教育程度、年龄和生育状况等因素。