Opting out: a single-centre pilot study assessing the reasons for and the psychosocial impact of withdrawing from living kidney donor evaluation
Thiessen C, Jaji Z, Joyce M, Zimbrean P, Reese P, Gordon EJ, Kulkarni S. Opting out: a single-centre pilot study assessing the reasons for and the psychosocial impact of withdrawing from living kidney donor evaluation. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2017, 43: 756. PMID: 28258071, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2016-103512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChoice BehaviorDecision MakingEmotionsHumansIncomeKidneyKidney TransplantationLiving DonorsMotivationPilot ProjectsQualitative ResearchTissue and Organ HarvestingUnited StatesConceptsSingle-center pilot studyKidney donor evaluationUS transplant centersPotential living donorsPostoperative periodTransplant centersDonor evaluationLiving donorsKidney donationModifiable barriersPsychosocial impactStudy participantsPilot studyDonor advocateFinancial burdenDonor autonomyQualitative studyDonationIndividualsParticipantsVaried reasons