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Twenty Years of Unspecified Kidney Donation: Unspecified Donors Looking Back on Their Donation Experiences.
Pronk, Mathilde C; Zuidema, Willij C; Weimar, Willem; Van De Wetering, Jacqueline; Ismail, Sohal Y; Massey, Emma K.
Afiliação
  • Pronk MC; Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Zuidema WC; Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Weimar W; Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Van De Wetering J; Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Ismail SY; Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
  • Massey EK; Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC Transplant Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Transpl Int ; 36: 10959, 2023.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36925946
The Netherlands was the first European country to implement unspecified kidney donation in 2000. This qualitative study aimed to evaluate the experiences of unspecified kidney donors (UKDs) in our transplant institute to improve the care for this valuable group of donors. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 106 UKDs who donated between 2000-2016 (response rate 84%). Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and independently coded by 2 researchers in NVivo using thematic analysis. The following 14 themes reflecting donor experiences were found: Satisfaction with donation; Support from social network; Interpersonal stress; Complaints about hospital care; Uncertainty about donor approval; Life on hold between approval and actual donation; Donation requires perseverance and commitment; Recovery took longer than expected; Normalization of the donation; Becoming an advocate for living kidney donation; Satisfaction with anonymity; Ongoing curiosity about outcome or recipient; Importance of anonymous communication; Anonymity is not watertight. The data reinforced that unspecified kidney donation is a positive experience for donors and that they were generally satisfied with the procedures. Most important complaints about the procedure concerned the length of the assessment procedure and the lack of acknowledgment for UKDs from both their recipients and health professionals. Suggestions are made to address the needs of UKDs.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Transplante de Rim / Doadores Vivos Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Transpl Int Assunto da revista: TRANSPLANTE Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Holanda

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Transplante de Rim / Doadores Vivos Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Limite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Transpl Int Assunto da revista: TRANSPLANTE Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Holanda