Attitude of the living donor in pre and post kidney transplants

Abstract

The present investigation has as objective to know the attitude profile of the kidney alive donor in pre and posoperative phases. The study is observational, crossover and comparative with measurements before and after. The investigation is sponsored by the Transplant Unit from Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI. The study universe is integrated by the donors registered in the protocol made by the transplant unit. The conventional type sample is integrated by 14 donors who accepted an interview in pre and postoperatory phases during 1999. Thirty four donors also interviewed with the purpose to identify their attitudes post-donation. The results for this group are presented separately. Inclusion criteria allowed to interview all alive kidney donors programmed for nephrectomy, who received psychological preoperatory preparation, either sex donors, no more that 65 and no less than 18 years of age in immediate, and mediatly postoperative. A Likert scale type questionnaire that contains 34 questions to monitor attitudes for 14 donors in immediate pre and posoperative period was applied and to 34 patients in their mediatly posoperative period. Attitude measurement was a 0-5 score for each positive and negative reactive, with variables and odds association. Findings so far reveal that donation is made in a 71% by a brother or sister, father or mother, 29% by spouses and aunts and uncles. Eighty six donors  had happinness and accomplishment feelings against a 7% that occasionally gets depressed in the posoperatory. That generates ambivalent emotions and feelings.