Exploring the Success of Good Samaritan Organ Donation in New Zealand

Nagi, Kusam; Srinivasan, Moohambika; Lekamlage, Piyumi B.; Bramstedt, Katrina A.

doi:10.7182/pit2015182

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“…Kidney shortage remains a worldwide problem for patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) and kidney transplantation is the preferred form of treatment 1‐7 . The gap between the number of people waiting for an organ transplant and the number of available organ donors is increasing yearly around the world as the number of kidneys from deceased donors is insufficient, 8 causing a need to expand the donor pool.…”

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Exploring the motives of Israeli Jews who were living kidney donors to strangers

Kurleto

Skorupska-Król

Broniatowska

et al. 2020

Clinical Transplantation

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Non‐directed living donors are individuals who donate a kidney to a recipient with whom they have neither a genetic nor emotional relationship. Israel legalized this type of donation in 2008. After this law was implemented, living donations significantly expanded. The aim of this article was to determine the motivations, characteristics, and perioperative experiences of non‐directed living donors in Israel. Three online questionnaires (own questionnaire, Rosenberg Self‐Esteem Scale (RSES), Rushton Self‐Report Altruism Scale) were distributed to 180 Jewish kidney donors with the help of Matnat Chaim organization. One hundred and fifteen responses were received (69.3% response rate). The motivation for most donors (60%) was a strong willingness to help and a desire to do good. The majority of donors (78.3%) reported their health status as unchanged after donation; however, 16.5% experienced clinical problems (eg, wound infection, more pain than expected), and 5.2% experienced psychological complications. About 18% reported their health to improve after donation. Most (80%) inspired someone else to also become a kidney donor. This study breaks the myth that Jews do not support organ donation. In fact, their high level of altruism and their positive experience with donation has propelled the practice of non‐directed donation in Israel.

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Exploring the motives of Israeli Jews who were living kidney donors to strangers

Kurleto

Skorupska-Król

Broniatowska

et al. 2020

Clinical Transplantation

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“…A living kidney donor may be: a direct relative in a straight line; siblings; a spouse and a non-relative, if it is justified by emotional or personal reasons-which, in this particular case, the consent of the court and the opinion of the Bioethics Committee are required. The Act also allows cross-kidney transplantation [9], but does not allow organ transplants from unrelated donors, unlike laws in some countries that have legalized donation to a stranger [10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

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Factors Associated with the Willingness to Become a Living Kidney Donor: A National Cross-Sectional Study

Kurleto

Tomaszek

Milaniak

et al. 2022

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Introduction: Living donor kidney transplantation is the preferred method of treating kidney failure. The donor agrees to undergo an elective procedure for the benefit of the recipient. Aim: To assess the attitude toward living kidney donation and to investigate the factors that contribute to kidney donation willingness. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out between December 2020 and February 2021. The study covered a representative group of 953 Poles aged 18−77, living in all Polish voivodships. The relationship between sociodemographic factors, personal values (Personal Values List), the total score of life satisfaction (Satisfaction with Life Scale) and the willingness to donate a kidney to another human was assessed using a logistic regression model. Results: The most frequently chosen personal values were: good health; physical and mental fitness; love and friendship; knowledge and wisdom. The most frequently chosen symbols of happiness were: good health, successful family life, being needed by others. The median satisfaction with life for the entire group was 20 [16; 24]. Voluntary donation of a kidney to another human being i.e. family, friends, strangers were more often declared by women (OR = 1.21; Cl95%: 1.03−1.42), for whom the most important symbol of happiness was a life full of adventures, travels (OR = 1.39; Cl95%: 1.06−1.82) and the most important personal value was goodness and tenderness (OR = 1.21; Cl95%: 1.05−1.40). Total scores of The Satisfaction with Life Scale correlated positively with the willingness to voluntarily donate a kidney (OR = 1.03; Cl95%: 1.003−1.06), while age correlated negatively (OR = 0.99; Cl95%: 0.98−0.99). Conclusions: Respondents who declare their willingness to be a living kidney donor are mainly female, for which the most important symbol of happiness is a life full of adventures and travel, and the most important values are personal goodness and tenderness. The desire to donate a kidney to another person decreases with age and grows with life satisfaction. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT04789122).

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“…In 2014, there were 184 kidney and 4 liver Good Samaritan donations in the United States but none for lung or other organs ( 3 ). Good Samaritan donation has many other names including nonrelated donation, nondirected donation, anonymous donation, altruistic donation, and benevolent donation ( 4 , 5 ), but the main concept is that the donor and recipient are strangers. This study is a long-term follow-up on the health and quality of life of Good Samaritans who donated an average of 10 years ago ( 1 ).…”

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What’s Mine is Yours

Bramstedt

2017

Journal of Patient Experience

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This study is a long-term follow-up on the health and quality of life of Good Samaritan living organ donors who donated an average of 10 years ago. Thirteen donors (kidney, liver, and lung) completed 2 surveys. Data from the RAND 36-Item Health Survey showed that for all domains, as well as the physical and mental component summary scales, the Good Samaritan donor outcomes were superior to the general population (P < .0001). Data from the European Living Donor Satisfaction Survey (EULID) showed that in all 8 theme areas, the donors reported statistically significant positive reactions as compared to negative reactions. With regard to self-reported health status, there was a strong, positive correlation between the RAND 36-Item Health Survey and the EULID (n = 13, Pearson correlation coefficient: 0.874). All but 1 donor reported good, very good, or excellent health status. Although donors overwhelmingly reported positivity about the donation experience, narrative comments about adverse events and recipient death must keep transplant teams alert to these critical areas. Good Samaritan organ donors come to the hospital healthy, give a gift to a stranger, and sometimes leave and linger disabled. Donor teams should be observing, questioning, and responding in an effort to maximize their welfare. This research is unique because investigation of the long-term health and psychosocial outcomes of Good Samaritan organ donors is rare. Existing studies that report long-term outcomes of kidney donors do not separately analyze Good Samaritan donor data from related living donors.

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Exploring the Success of Good Samaritan Organ Donation in New Zealand

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Exploring the motives of Israeli Jews who were living kidney donors to strangers

Exploring the motives of Israeli Jews who were living kidney donors to strangers

Factors Associated with the Willingness to Become a Living Kidney Donor: A National Cross-Sectional Study

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