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Area of Science:

  • Transplant medicine
  • Patient advocacy
  • Caregiver support

Background:

  • The Living Donor Navigator (LDN) program assists transplant candidates in identifying living donors.
  • Many LDN advocates are also caregivers for transplant candidates, a group reporting lower quality of life.
  • There is a need to understand if the LDN program meets the specific needs of these caregiver advocates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the Living Donor Navigator (LDN) program for advocates who are also caregivers for transplant candidates.

Main Methods:

  • A supplementary secondary qualitative analysis was conducted on focus group transcripts from a previous study.
  • Data from 9 caregiver advocates participating in the LDN program were reanalyzed.
  • Manual coding and reflexive thematic analysis were used to identify themes related to caregiving.

Main Results:

  • The analysis identified themes of Support, Quality of Life, and Fear among caregiver advocates.
  • Caregiver advocates reported that the LDN program provided tools to address these areas.
  • The program helped them manage their simultaneous caregiver and advocate roles.

Conclusions:

  • The Living Donor Navigator (LDN) program benefits individuals serving as both advocate and caregiver.
  • Caregiver advocates have distinct needs that the LDN program can help address.
  • Findings can guide program refinement and expansion to better support caregiver needs.