TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of communication and personal characteristics of living kidney donors and a matched quota sample
AU - Smith, Sandi W.
AU - Hitt, Rose
AU - Nazione, Samantha
AU - Lauckner, Carolyn
AU - Park, Hee Sun
AU - Sung, Randall
AU - Leichtman, Alan
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Deceased organ donation does not meet the need for kidney transplants. Thus, it is important to examine topics relevant to kidney donors such as communication leading to the donation decision and donor characteristics. This study reports personal characteristics and communication leading to the decision to donate among living kidney donors and a demographically matched quota sample. Donors had higher scores for compassion, while non-donors reported more volunteerism. Donors and non-donors did not differ in conversation or conformity orientations of family communication styles. Only 4.7% of donors reported being asked to donate directly. Matched respondents reported feeling more comfortable than unsettled with the idea of being asked directly and indicated a preference to learn of the need directly or indirectly, giving them the option to volunteer. The majority of donors were giving to family members and friends, and the matched sample indicated greater willingness to donate to immediate family members, followed by friends. Practical implications of the findings are offered.
AB - Deceased organ donation does not meet the need for kidney transplants. Thus, it is important to examine topics relevant to kidney donors such as communication leading to the donation decision and donor characteristics. This study reports personal characteristics and communication leading to the decision to donate among living kidney donors and a demographically matched quota sample. Donors had higher scores for compassion, while non-donors reported more volunteerism. Donors and non-donors did not differ in conversation or conformity orientations of family communication styles. Only 4.7% of donors reported being asked to donate directly. Matched respondents reported feeling more comfortable than unsettled with the idea of being asked directly and indicated a preference to learn of the need directly or indirectly, giving them the option to volunteer. The majority of donors were giving to family members and friends, and the matched sample indicated greater willingness to donate to immediate family members, followed by friends. Practical implications of the findings are offered.
KW - Kidney donation communication
KW - Kidney donation decision
KW - Kidney transplant
KW - Organ donation
KW - Organ donation communication
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U2 - 10.1111/ctr.12026
DO - 10.1111/ctr.12026
M3 - Article
C2 - 23072546
AN - SCOPUS:84873094050
SN - 0902-0063
VL - 27
SP - 104
EP - 112
JO - Clinical Transplantation
JF - Clinical Transplantation
IS - 1
ER -