Long-term health-related quality of life of living kidney donors: a single-center experience

Abstract

Living donor kidney transplantation appears to be safe for donors. The HRQoL is excellent. To ensure a positive outcome for donors, a good clinical evaluation of potential donors is essential.

Anxiety and depression among living kidney donors in tertiary care hospital of low resource country setting Nepal

“…At our center, we analyzed 147 living kidney donors who had undergone donor nephrectomy. The response rate of 23.3% was quite fair, however, it is slightly lower than in other studies [ [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] ]. The study was conducted during a pandemic, which is likely to contribute lower response rate because of lockdown and travel restrictions that might made it difficult for many donors to participate.…”

Factors associated with the quality of life of living kidney donors in Korea: A cross-sectional study

“…These findings are consistent with those of previous studies on living kidney donors. [ 28 , 29 ] This finding shows that living kidney donors recover their physical function and mental health after donation and maintain a HRQoL which is comparable to the general population. [ 1 , 7 ] General health and vitality had the lowest scores, similar to the results of studies in the general population.…”

Post-Donation Evaluation: Emotional Needs for Social Connection and Social Support among Living Kidney Donors—A Systematic Review

“…The studies encompassed a diverse range of countries, with research conducted in the United States [ 2 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ], Germany [ 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ], the Netherlands [ 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ], India [ 1 , 28 , 29 ], Sweden [ 30 , 31 ], Brazil [ 32 ], China [ 33 ], Iran [ 34 ], Korea [ 35 ], Malaysia [ 36 ], Spain [ 37 ], Taiwan [ 38 ], Turkey [ 39 , 40 ], and the UK [ 41 ], and studies conducted across Canada and Australia [ 15 , 16 ]. Notably, most of the studies originated from Western countries.…”

“…Of the 28 studies, 13 included related donors (e.g., parents, siblings, partners, or friends) only [ 1 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 28 , 33 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 ], 12 studies included both related and unspecified donors [ 2 , 13 , 15 , 17 , 22 , 23 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 34 , 41 ], while 3 papers did not report the donor–recipient relationship [ 24 , 25 , 32 ]. The mean age of the donors ranged from 36.45 (SD = 16.9) to 58 (SD = 11) years.…”