Validation of the Chinese version of the kidney transplant understanding tool in Chinese patients

Abstract

Aims: To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Kidney Transplant Understanding Tool (K-TUT) among patients in China. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A convenience sample of 171 kidney transplant (KT) candidates and 272 KT recipients was recruited from two tertiary and Grade A hospitals in Hunan Province, China. The reliability was calculated by half-fold reliability, test–retest reliability and Cronbach's alpha. The validity was analysed by the content validity index. Results: For KT candidates, the Chinese version of K-TUT deleted items 4, 6, 7 and 8, Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.778, half-fold reliability values were 0.792, and test–retest reliability values were 0.902. For KT recipients, the tool deleted items 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8, Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.769, half-fold coefficient values were 0.701, and retest coefficient values were 0.888. The content validity index was 0.967. Conclusions: The K-TUT is an acceptable and reliable measurement for evaluating the relevant knowledge of KT recipients and candidates. Impact: It is anticipated that this new tool will help the nursing staff to identify specific areas of deficiency that could be targeted in health education to improve the KT knowledge of patients.