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Psychosocial risk factors for impaired health‑related quality of life in living kidney donors: results from the ELIPSY prospective study
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Living kidney donors' follow-up is usually focused on the assessment of the surgical and medical outcomes. Whilst the psychosocial follow-up is advocated in literature. It is still not entirely clear which exact psychosocial factors are related to a poor psychosocial outcome of donors. The aim of our study is to prospectively assess the donors' psychosocial risks factors to impaired health-related quality of life at 1-year post-donation and link their psychosocial profile before donation with their respective outcomes. The influence of the recipient's medical outcomes on their donor's psychosocial outcome was also examined. Sixty donors completed a battery of standardized psychometric instruments (quality of life, mental health, coping strategies, personality, socio-economic status), and ad hoc items regarding the donation process (e.g., motivations for donation, decision-making, risk assessment, and donor-recipient relationship). Donors' 1-year psychosocial follow-up was favorable and comparable with the general population. So far, cluster-analysis identified a subgroup of donors (28%) with a post-donation reduction of their health-related quality of life. This subgroup expressed comparatively to the rest, the need for more pre-donation information regarding surgery risks, and elevated fear of losing the recipient and commitment to stop their suffering.
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MENJÍVAR, Ana, et al. Psychosocial risk factors for impaired health‑related quality of life in living kidney donors: results from the ELIPSY prospective study. Scientific Reports. 2020. Vol. 10, num. 1, pags. 21343. ISSN 2045-2322. [consulted: 6 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/176971