Donors and Recipients of Living Kidney Donation: A Qualitative Metasummary of Their Experiences
With the notable growth in the qualitative investigation of living kidney donation, there is value in aggregating results from this body of research to learn from accumulated experience. The present paper aims to draw a complete portrait of living donors' and recipients' experience of dona...
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| description | With the notable growth in the qualitative investigation of living kidney donation, there is value in aggregating results from this body of research to learn from accumulated experience. The present paper aims to draw a complete portrait of living donors' and recipients' experience of donation by metasummarizing published studies. We found that donors' experience, particularly the decision-making process, has been more extensively studied than the recipients' perspective. Donors differ in their initial level of motivation to donate but on the whole report positive experiences and personal benefits. They also identify difficult periods and the need for additional resources. Recipients report an often positive but more ambivalent reaction to donation. In terms of relational issues between dyads, while the topic remains understudied, the donor-recipient relationship and gift reciprocity have received the most attention. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for future practice and research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1473f54b04444b458e1f86ec4acaea332025-08-20T02:02:02ZengWileyJournal of Transplantation2090-00072090-00152011-01-01201110.1155/2011/626501626501Donors and Recipients of Living Kidney Donation: A Qualitative Metasummary of Their ExperiencesDeborah Ummel0Marie Achille1Jessina Mekkelholt2Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, CanadaWith the notable growth in the qualitative investigation of living kidney donation, there is value in aggregating results from this body of research to learn from accumulated experience. The present paper aims to draw a complete portrait of living donors' and recipients' experience of donation by metasummarizing published studies. We found that donors' experience, particularly the decision-making process, has been more extensively studied than the recipients' perspective. Donors differ in their initial level of motivation to donate but on the whole report positive experiences and personal benefits. They also identify difficult periods and the need for additional resources. Recipients report an often positive but more ambivalent reaction to donation. In terms of relational issues between dyads, while the topic remains understudied, the donor-recipient relationship and gift reciprocity have received the most attention. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for future practice and research.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/626501 |
| spellingShingle | Deborah Ummel Marie Achille Jessina Mekkelholt Donors and Recipients of Living Kidney Donation: A Qualitative Metasummary of Their Experiences Journal of Transplantation |
| title | Donors and Recipients of Living Kidney Donation: A Qualitative Metasummary of Their Experiences |
| title_full | Donors and Recipients of Living Kidney Donation: A Qualitative Metasummary of Their Experiences |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Donors and Recipients of Living Kidney Donation: A Qualitative Metasummary of Their Experiences |
| title_short | Donors and Recipients of Living Kidney Donation: A Qualitative Metasummary of Their Experiences |
| title_sort | donors and recipients of living kidney donation a qualitative metasummary of their experiences |
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