فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Many kidney transplant recipients lack the knowledge, abilities, and support theyneed for self‑care. On the other hand, most kidney transplant centers do not have a well‑plannedand specific training program for them, and educational interventions for kidney transplant recipientshave not been adequately effective. This study aimed to describe strategies for improving patienteducation in kidney transplantation.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data were collected through semi‑structured individual and groupinterviews with 24 patients, family members, and health‑care staff in one of the main kidney transplantcenters in Tehran. Participants were selected purposefully, and qualitative content analysis wasused to analyze the data.RESULTS: The main finding emerged from the data was the shift from current patient educationprogram to patient‑ and family‑centered education (PFCE). The strategies to achieve this goal werecategorized into four main categories including “continuous patient and family education” (pre‑ andposttransplant patient education), “facilitating the process” (using new technologies, teamworkeducation, and patient and family accessibility), “strengthening human resources” (empowermenthealth‑care team, allocation of human resources, promoting staffs’ motivation, and updatingeducational content and materials), and “monitoring and evaluation” (correcting patient educationrecording, supervising the patient education, and appropriate educational evaluation).CONCLUSIONS: Transforming from the current patient education program to PFCE seems to beessential to increase the effectiveness of patient education in kidney transplant process. To thisend, providing continuous patient and family education, facilitating the processes, strengtheninghuman resources, and monitoring and evaluation in health‑care organizations conducting the kidneytransplantation is necessary.