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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Transplantation Science
  • Public Health Policy

Background:

  • Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the optimal treatment for end-stage renal disease.
  • Previous LDKT enhancement efforts have primarily focused on microlevel interventions.
  • A systems-thinking approach is crucial for understanding and improving LDKT rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and compare health system-level factors influencing LDKT.
  • To analyze facilitators and barriers to LDKT across different provincial healthcare systems.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative comparative case study of three Canadian provinces with varying LDKT performance.
  • Data collected through 91 semi-structured interviews, 97 document reviews, and 5 focus groups (40 participants).
  • Inductive thematic analysis applied to qualitative data.

Main Results:

  • Strong correlation observed between centralized coordination and LDKT capacity.
  • Macro-level coordination in British Columbia and Ontario enhanced LDKT delivery compared to decentralized Quebec.
  • Centralized coordination facilitated effective resource deployment and informal resource sharing, unlike Quebec's competitive hospital budget system.

Conclusions:

  • System-level interventions, especially macro-level coordination, are vital for improving LDKT.
  • Findings can inform organizational changes to increase LDKT and reduce the global burden of kidney failure.