Channels of being informed about kidney transplantation centers for patients with end stage kidney disease

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dc.authorscopusid 55210363800
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dc.authorscopusid 58256139100
dc.contributor.author Gurkan, Alp
dc.contributor.author Gulhan, Yildirim B.
dc.contributor.author Tilif, Suleyman
dc.contributor.author Gul, Yeliz
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-25T11:24:19Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-25T11:24:19Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.department Okan University en_US
dc.department-temp [Gurkan, Alp; Gul, Yeliz] Univ Camlica Hastanesi, Bobrek Nakli, Istanbul, Turkey; [Gulhan, Yildirim B.] Okan Univ, Saglik Yonetimi, Istanbul, Turkey; [Tilif, Suleyman] Ozel Med Pk Goztepe Hastanesi, Bobrek Nakli, Istanbul, Turkey en_US
dc.description.abstract Purpose: There are around 60,000 patients going through dialysis in our country. Although there are numerous successful transplant teams, the number of transplantations achieved has not reached the desired level. For this reason, kidney transplantation centers which keep increasing in number, have started different activities to inform these patients about the kidney transplantation. In our study, the patients having applied to three of the transplant centers in Istanbul were observed on how efficacious the activities were on the subjects. Patients and method: Patients having applied to the transplant centers in A (n: 1314), B (n: 27) and C (n: 229) hospitals, in the period between January 2, 2008 and December 31, 2010 were investigated by the organ transplant coordinators about how they were informed about these centers. In this study, it was observed that the patients got to know about the centers through dialysis centers stuffs, nephrologists, other patients, media and internet, etc. sources. We investigated on the differences these sources created in the different hospitals. In addition to these, on July 1, 2010; a website was established by A hospital with the same purpose. Also, the effect of this site in referring patients to the clinic was investigated. Results: We found out that patients were informed about organ transplantation centers from other patients, who have had organ transplantation (40.6%); dialysis centers (32.9%), media (9.6%), nephrologists (8.0%), internet (5.2%) and others (3.6%) (p=0.011). In A hospital, the mean average application number which was 34.6 patients/month went up to 44.5 patients/month after the establishment of the website. The website was found to be the only reason for the increase. Conclusion: Besides the mentioned factors; the internet which lately plays a great role in our daily life, also becomes an important guide for information for patients who want to have organ transplantation. en_US
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dc.identifier.doi 10.5097/1300-0705.UCD.1446-12.01
dc.identifier.endpage 30 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2564-6850
dc.identifier.issn 2564-7032
dc.identifier.issue 1 en_US
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-84860675692
dc.identifier.scopusquality Q3
dc.identifier.startpage 26 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.5097/1300-0705.UCD.1446-12.01
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/805
dc.identifier.volume 28 en_US
dc.identifier.wos WOS:000420195600006
dc.institutionauthor Gürkan A.
dc.language.iso tr
dc.publisher Aves en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
dc.scopus.citedbyCount 0
dc.subject Kidney transplantation en_US
dc.subject dialysis patients en_US
dc.subject internet websites en_US
dc.title Channels of being informed about kidney transplantation centers for patients with end stage kidney disease en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.wos.citedbyCount 0
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