Psycho-Social Health and Quality of Life Among Living Kidney Donors: A Study From a Tertiary Care Center in South India

Key Points

• This study aims to assess the quality of life and prevalence of mental health issues among living kidney donors compared to healthy non-donors.
• Questionnaire-based observational study.
• Participants included adult living kidney donors aged 18 and older.
• Quality of life and mental health were measured using SF-36, GAD-7, and PHQ-9 surveys.
• Data were analyzed to evaluate the impact of sociodemographic and clinical factors on psychosocial health.
• 82.6% of donors were female, with 10.1% reporting anxiety and 4.3% reporting depression post-donation.
• Quality of life scores were comparable between donors and age- and sex-matched healthy non-donors.
• Donors over 50 years showed poorer quality of life in several SF-36 domains compared to younger donors.
• Donors with post-donation complications were less likely to recommend donation to others.

Abstract