John D Peipert1, Ron D Hays2, Satoru Kawakita3, Jennifer L Beaumont3, Amy D Waterman3,4. 1. Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. 2. Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. 3. Terasaki Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. 4. Division of Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Kidney transplant is the best treatment for most end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, but proportionally few ESRD patients receive kidney transplant. To make an informed choice about whether to pursue kidney transplant, patients must be knowledgeable of its risks and benefits. To reliably and validly measure ESRD patients' kidney transplant knowledge, rigorously tested measures are required. This article describes the development and psychometric testing of the Knowledge Assessment of Renal Transplantation (KART). METHODS: We administered 17 transplant knowledge items to a sample of 1294 ESRD patients. Item characteristics and scale scores were estimated using an Item Response Theory graded response model. Construct validity was tested by examining differences in scale scores between patients who had spent less than 1 and 1 hour or longer receiving various types of transplant education. RESULTS: Item Response Theory modeling suggested that 15 items should be retained for the KART. This scale had a marginal reliability of 0.75 and evidenced acceptable reliability (>0.70) across most of its range. Construct validity was supported by the KART's ability to distinguish patients who had spent less than 1 and 1 hour or longer receiving different types of kidney transplant education, including talking to doctors/medical staff (effect size [ES], 0.61; P < 0.001), reading brochures (ES, 0.45; P < 0.001), browsing the internet (ES, 0.56; P < 0.001), and watching videos (ES, 0.56; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The final 15-item KART can be used to determine the kidney transplant knowledge levels of ESRD patients and plan appropriate interventions to ensure informed transplant decision making occurs.
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BACKGROUND: Kidney transplant is the best treatment for most end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, but proportionally few ESRDpatients receive kidney transplant. To make an informed choice about whether to pursue kidney transplant, patients must be knowledgeable of its risks and benefits. To reliably and validly measure ESRDpatients' kidney transplant knowledge, rigorously tested measures are required. This article describes the development and psychometric testing of the Knowledge Assessment of Renal Transplantation (KART). METHODS: We administered 17 transplant knowledge items to a sample of 1294 ESRDpatients. Item characteristics and scale scores were estimated using an Item Response Theory graded response model. Construct validity was tested by examining differences in scale scores between patients who had spent less than 1 and 1 hour or longer receiving various types of transplant education. RESULTS: Item Response Theory modeling suggested that 15 items should be retained for the KART. This scale had a marginal reliability of 0.75 and evidenced acceptable reliability (>0.70) across most of its range. Construct validity was supported by the KART's ability to distinguish patients who had spent less than 1 and 1 hour or longer receiving different types of kidney transplant education, including talking to doctors/medical staff (effect size [ES], 0.61; P < 0.001), reading brochures (ES, 0.45; P < 0.001), browsing the internet (ES, 0.56; P < 0.001), and watching videos (ES, 0.56; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The final 15-item KART can be used to determine the kidney transplant knowledge levels of ESRDpatients and plan appropriate interventions to ensure informed transplant decision making occurs.
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