Invariance of measures to understand decision-making for pursuing living donor kidney transplant. (December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brick, Leslie Ann; Sorensen, Donya; Robbins, Mark L; Paiva, Andrea L; Peipert, John D; Waterman, Amy D
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 21:Number 12(2016:Dec.)
• Page Start: 2912
• Page End: 2922
• Publication Date: 2016-12
• Subjects: behavioral medicine -- ethnicity -- health behavior -- inequalities -- kidney -- methodology -- organ transplantation -- quantitative methods -- race; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105315589390
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

Living donor kidney transplant is the ideal treatment option for end-stage renal disease; however, the decision to pursue living donor kidney transplant is complex and challenging. Measurement invariance of living donor kidney transplant Decisional Balance and Self-Efficacy across gender (male/female), race (Black/White), and education level (no college/college or higher) were examined using a sequential approach. Full strict invariance was found for Decisional Balance and Self-Efficacy for gender and partial strict invariance was found for Decisional Balance and Self-Efficacy across race and education level. This information will inform tailored feedback based on these constructs in future intervention studies targeting behavior change among specific demographic subgroups.