title: Effectiveness of Multimedia for Transplant Preparation for Kidney Transplant Waiting List Patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A multimedia program could effectively advise patients about preparing for transplantation while on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. This study aimed to compare knowledge about transplant preparation for patients on a kidney transplant waiting list before and after participating in a multimedia program, and to evaluate patient satisfaction with the multimedia program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Research design was quasiexperimental with the use of 1 group. Subjects were 186 patients on the kidney transplant waiting list after HLA matching in Ramathibodi Hospital. The questionnaires were developed by the researchers. The statistical tools used were basic statistics, percentage, average, standard deviation, and the difference of score between before and after participation in the multimedia program (t test).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The evaluation knowledge for transplant preparation for kidney transplant waiting list patients after participating in the multimedia program averaged 85.40%, and there was an increased improvement of score by an average 3.27 out of a possible full score of 20 (P < .05). The result of patient satisfaction for the multimedia program had good average, 4.58.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Electronic address: y_chuti@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charoenthanakit
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Junchotikul
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sittiudomsuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saiyud
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pratumphai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019212:Multimedia; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand; D014850:Waiting Lists; D055815:Young Adult