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Attitudes toward live donor kidney transplantation and its commercialization. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study surveyed medical and nursing staff, as well as patients and donors in a kidney transplant unit, exploring views on live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) and commercialization.
  • A significant majority of participants expressed willingness to donate kidneys to family members (85.6% to children, 80.2% to siblings) but showed reluctance to donate to strangers (15.3%).
  • Most respondents opposed financial rewards for donors, preferring compensation for expenses only (60.6%), and only a small percentage supported direct financial payment for donation (10.1%).

Article Abstract

Development of live donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) programs has intensified debate regarding acceptability of certain donor categories and potential commercialization. Concerning these issues, we surveyed the views of medical and nursing staff caring for patients with renal failure and renal transplant recipients and donors. Participants were recruited from a tertiary transplant unit and invited to complete an anonymous questionnaire. Four hundred and sixty-four participants completed the questionnaire (42% response). One hundred and sixty-eight (36.2%) were health care professionals and 296 (63.8%) patients; 85.6% of participants were willing to donate to their children, 80.2% to siblings, 80.8% to parents, 72% to a non-blood-related relative or friend, and 15.3% to a stranger. If participants had hypothetical renal failure, they were prepared to accept a kidney from a parent (79.5%), sibling (78.7%), child (56.3%), a non-blood-related relative or friend (79.3%), or stranger (54.1%). Regarding commercialization, responders' attitudes were that the donor should not accept financial reward (29.1%), be compensated for expenses only (60.6%), or should receive a direct financial reward (10.1%). For non-directed donation, 23.5%, 55.6%, and 20.7% were not in support of reward, compensation only, and financial reward, respectively. While live kidney donation was accepted by the majority of individuals surveyed, only the minority approved of commercialization.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-0012.2011.01418.xDOI Listing

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