Background People with chronic diseases experience barriers to managing their diseases
and accessing available health services. Patient navigator programs are increasingly being …

Objective To determine the effects of patient navigation (PN) on healthcare utilization
outcomes using meta-analysis and the quality of evidence. Methods Medical and social …

Live donor kidney transplantation is the best treatment option for most patients with late-
stage chronic kidney disease; however, the rate of living kidney donation has declined in the …

Background. African Americans (AA) have lower rates of kidney transplantation (KT)
compared with Whites (WH), even after adjusting for demographic and medical factors. In …

Background Extensive research and policies have been developed to improve access to
kidney transplantation among patients with ESKD. Despite this, wide variation in transplant …

Limited health literacy is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and has
been variably associated with adverse clinical outcomes. The prevalence of limited health …

Georgia has the lowest kidney transplant rates in the United States and substantial racial
disparities in transplantation. We determined the effectiveness of a multicomponent …

Background: The persistent challenges of bridging healthcare disparities for African
Americans (AAs) in need of kidney transplantation continue to be unresolved at the national …

Background Blacks receive live donor kidney transplant (LDKT) less often than patients of all
other races. We evaluated the effectiveness of educational interventions in removing …

Despite its superior outcomes relative to chronic dialysis and deceased donor kidney
transplantation, live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is less likely to occur in minorities …