2014 Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 68-73
This study aimed to elucidate satisfaction levels of living kidney donors who were related to the recipients. The donors’ opinions with regard to transplantation therapy and the effect of kidney donation on their lives and jobs were gathered. Data obtained from 228 living kidney donors, which included 160 female donors (70.2％), was analyzed. Approximately half of the donors (50.9％) were the recipients’ parents. The mean period post-donation was 56.6 months (SD 9.17). The patients took a mean of 10.7 weeks (SD 17.6) to regain pre-donation activity levels, and 58 donors (25.4％) required 8 or more weeks for the same. The mean total score of the 8-item Japanese version of the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8J) was 26.9±SD 3.3. No significant association was found between satisfaction level, demographic characteristics (including relationship and co-habitation with the recipients), and recovery of activity after donation. Most donors rated the quality of service they received as good or excellent (93.0％) and reported that they generally or definitely (96.9％) got the kind of service they wanted. However, 15 donors (5.6％) expressed lower satisfaction levels (CSQ-8J ≤22), suggesting further investigation into individual related factors.
