SynthesisTransplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2023
Psychological Impact of Living Kidney Donation: A Systematic Review by the EAU-YAU Kidney Transplant Working Group.
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- The psychosocial factors influencing paediatric kidney transplantation access, their outcomes and the patient and family's perceived quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Pooled it
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- Long-term psychosocial and socioeconomic outcomes after living kidney donation: a single-center Romanian cohort study.Journal of medicine and life · 2026Article
- Psychosocial Health and Quality of Life Among Living Kidney Donors: A Study From a Tertiary Care Center in South India.Kidney medicine · 2026Article
- Is it ethically permissible for GPs to promote non-directed altruistic kidney donation to healthy adults?Journal of medical ethics · 2026Article
- Beyond the gift: unveiling the impact of donor-recipient relationship on donors' quality of life and mental health - results of a european bi-center study.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026Article
- Serial Living Solid Organ Donation: An Ethical Analysis.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
- The hidden emotional costs of giving life: preserving donors' mental health and quality of life after living kidney donation.Journal of nephrology · 2025Article
- Alternate Choice Organ Counselling in Altruistic Non-Directed Solid Organ Donation: An Ethical Analysis.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
- Association between Islamic religiosity and preoperative anxiety in liver and renal transplant patients: a single-centered study from Pakistan.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Behind the Healing: Exploring the Psychological Battles of Kidney Transplant Patients: A Qualitative Insight.Health science reports · 2025Article
- The lived experience of living liver donors: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Decoding YouTube: An In-depth Analysis of Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Videos and Their Implications for Patient Education.European urology open science · 2024Article
- Ethical Issues in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: An Update from a Psychosocial Perspective.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Transplant Trial Watch.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024Article
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Abstract
We performed a systematic literature review of the psychological impact on donors of living kidney donation. We conducted a literature review in PubMed/Medline according to PRISMA guidelines which included both qualitative (based on interviews) and quantitative studies (based on standardized questionnaire). There were 15 quantitative studies and 8 qualitative studies with 2,732 donors. Given that the methodologies of qualitative and quantitative studies are fundamentally different, we narratively synthetized results of studies according to four axes: quality of life, anxiety/depression, consequences of donation on the donor/recipient relationship, overall satisfaction and regret. The quantitative studies reported that donor quality of life remained unchanged or improved. Donor regret rates were very low and donor-recipient relationships also remained unchanged or improved. Qualitative studies reported more complex donation experiences: one can regret donation and still decide to recommend it as in a social desirability bias. In both study types, donor-recipient relationships were closer but qualitative studies reported that post-donation rebonding was required. The qualitative studies therefore highlighted the psychological complexity of donation for donors, showing that living donation impacts the donor's life whether it is successful or not. A better understanding of the impact of donation on donors could provide better care for donors.
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