Psychosocial And Financial Consequences Of Living Donation

Psychosocial effects during post-kidney donations involve specific responses to the donation experience. These effects include the positive feelings and also negative feelings such as regret. The regrets after donating the kidney consist of the health-related worries about the physical changes and health, as well as the social aspect with the kidney transplant recipient, their families and friends. In the research “Managing the Psychosocial and Financial Consequences of Living Donation” by Mary Amanda Dew, Larissa Myaskovsky, Jennifer L. Stee, and lAndrea F. DiMartini shown that on average the kidney donors reported having positive feelings about the experience both prior to the transplant and post-transplant. However, many living kidney