Social Support Counseling Intervention for Kidney Transplant Candidates

Individuals who are eligible for kidney transplant will be recruited by phone or email and randomized into two groups, control and interventional counseling. The control group will be given a simple survey to fill and return while the interventional counseling will go through a group education and counseling session along with members of their social support networks. The interventional counseling will then complete a pre and post survey (same as control group). Survey answers will be recorded within REDCAP.

Inclusion

• Determined by transplant center to be suitable for continuation in evaluation for listing (or a member of that person's social support network)
• 18 Years of age or older
• English-speaking
• Willingness to participate with at least 2 social network members in the session and have calculator results shown to social network members (if a patient)
• Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion

• Prisoners
• Individuals with impaired ability to consent
• Pregnant females.
• Patients who choose to opt out of research.
• Non-English speaking