Willingness of Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease to Accept a Kidney Transplant and Related Factors
Yin CHENG,
Hsiang-Ru LAI,
I-Hui CHEN
et al.
Abstract:Background
The prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Taiwan is among the highest in the world. Although kidney transplant is the most effective treatment for ESRD, the willingness of patients with ESRD to undergo kidney transplantation is low in Taiwan. The factors associated with willingness to accept kidney transplantation remain unclear, and studies on kidney transplant willingness and associated factors among Taiwanese patients with ESRD are scarce.
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