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Study examines adverse psychosocial effects postdonation among living donors
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According to findings in the American Journal of Transplantation, there was little to no mood disturbance, body image concerns, fear of kidney failure, or life dissatisfaction among living kidney donors postdonation.
The researchers examined 193 living kidney donors (LKDs) and 20 healthy controls (HCs), and found that there were no incremental changes in the outcomes overtime and no significant differences between the two groups.
“The incidence of any new-onset adverse outcomes postdonation was as follows: mood disturbance (16%), fear of kidney failure (21%), body image concerns (13%) and life dissatisfaction (10%),” the researchers wrote. “Multivariable analyses demonstrated that LKDs with more mood disturbance symptoms, higher anxiety about future kidney health, low body image, and low life satisfaction prior to surgery were at highest risk of these same outcomes postdonation.”
The study, known as the Kidney Donor Outcomes Cohort (KDOC), had 2 aims. The first was to characterize the incidence of psychosocial outcomes postdonation. Second, the researchers aimed to identify predonation characteristics or variables associated with higher risk for adverse psychosocial outcomes.
The assessment was completed using several questionnaires that asked questions about each of the adverse outcomes. The questionnaires were administered at 1, 6, 12 and 24 months postdonation and were completed electronically or by mail. – by Jake Scott
Disclosures: The authors report no relevant financial disclosures.
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