Journal article
The Long-Term Quality of Life of Living Kidney Donors: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Abstract
Previous studies that described the long-term quality of life of living kidney donors were conducted in single centers, and lacked data on a healthy nondonor comparison group. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to compare the quality of life of 203 kidney donors with 104 healthy nondonor controls using validated scales (including the SF36, 15D and feeling thermometer) and author-developed questions. Participants were recruited from nine …
Authors
Clemens K; Boudville N; Dew MA; Geddes C; Gill JS; Jassal V; Klarenbach S; Knoll G; Muirhead N; Prasad GVR
Journal
American Journal of Transplantation, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 463–469
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2011
DOI
10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03424.x
ISSN
1600-6135