Quality of Life of Kidney Donors Residing in Kathmandu Valley

Shakya, Dayana; Takma, K C

doi:10.1111/jorc.12151

Journal of Renal Care

2016

DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12151

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Quality of Life of Kidney Donors Residing in Kathmandu Valley

Dayana Shakya¹,

K C Takma

Abstract: Besides providing baseline data about donors in Nepal, this study may guide health professionals in counselling potential donors and assisting patients and their families to make informed decisions regarding transplant. It can assist health care planners in making policies concerning transplant.

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Living Kidney Donation: A Narrative Review of Mid- and Long-term Psychosocial Outcomes

Massey,

Rule,

Matas

2024

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Living kidney donors make a significant contribution to alleviating the organ shortage. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of mid- and long-term (≥12 mo) living donor psychosocial outcomes and highlight areas that have been understudied and should be immediately addressed in both research and clinical practice. We conducted a narrative review by searching 3 databases. A total of 206 articles were included. Living donors can be divided into those who donate to an emotionally or genetically related person, the so-called directed donors, or to an emotionally or genetically unrelated recipient, the so-called nondirected donors. The most commonly investigated (bio)psychosocial outcome after living donation was health-related quality of life. Other generic (bio)psychological outcomes include specific aspects of mental health such as depression, and fatigue and pain. Social outcomes include financial and employment burdens and problems with insurance. Donation-specific psychosocial outcomes include regret, satisfaction, feelings of abandonment and unmet needs, and benefits of living kidney donation. The experience of living donation is complex and multifaceted, reflected in the co-occurrence of both benefits and burden after donation. Noticeably, no interventions have been developed to improve mid- or long-term psychosocial outcomes among living donors. We highlight areas for methodological improvement and identified 3 areas requiring immediate attention from the transplant community in both research and clinical care: (1) recognizing and providing care for the minority of donors who have poorer long-term psychosocial outcomes after donation, (2) minimizing donation-related financial burden, and (3) studying interventions to minimize long-term psychosocial problems.

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Living Kidney Donation: A Narrative Review of Mid- and Long-term Psychosocial Outcomes

Massey,

Rule,

Matas

2024

Transplantation

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