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. 2025 Jul 2;40(8):969–979. doi: 10.1007/s10654-025-01258-1

Table 2.

Overview of questionnaires

Questionnaire Key measurement area Recipients Donors
General
Demographics and Socioeconomic Status Questionnaire Demographics and Socioeconomic Status X X
Smoking behaviour Smoking behaviour X X
Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) Food intake including alcohol intake X X
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) Alcohol use disorders X X
EuroQol 6 Dimensions (3-level version) (EQ6D-3L) Health-related quality of life X X
RAND-36 version 1/ Short Form-12 Health Survey (SF12)b Health-related quality of life X X
Checklist Individual Strength 20/8 Revised (CIS20R or CIS8R)c

CIS20R: fatigue severity (subjective experience of fatigue), concentration problems, reduced motivation and reduced activity level

CIS8R: fatigue severity

X X
Modified Transplant Symptom Occurrence and Symptom Distress Scale 59 revised (MTSOSDS-59R) Side-effects of Immunosuppressive medication X X
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Sleep quality X X
Gastrointestinal health Gastrointestinal function and complaints X X
Bristol Stool Chart Stool consistency assessment X X
Basel Assessment of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medication Scale (BAASIS) Medication adherence X X
Carolinas Comfort Scale Pain X
Pain after donation Pain X
Post-operative pain Pain X
Reflection on donation Reflection on the donation experience X
Physical functioning
Short Questionnaire to Assess Health-enhancing Physical Activity (SQUASH)a Physical activity X X
Dutch Standard for Healthy Physical Activity (NNGB) Physical activity X X
Insufficient Physical Activity Behaviour in the Netherlands (OBiN) Sedentary behaviour X X
Psychological functioning
World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) Well-being X X
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (6-item version) (STAI6) Anxiety symptoms X X
Patient Health Questionnaire (9-item version) (PHQ9) Depressive symptoms X X
Pearlin Mastery Scale Personal control X X
Utrecht Coping List (47-item version) (UCL-47) Coping X X
Cognitive Failure Questionnaire (CFQ) Subjective cognitive functioning X X
Transplant Effects Questionnaire (TxEQ)d Emotional response to the receipt of a transplanted organ X
Donation decision Regret Scale Regret about the donation decision X
Social functioning
Utrecht Scale for Evaluation of Rehabilitation-Participation (USER-P) Societal participation X X
Work and work ability Work and work ability X X
Work Role Functioning Questionnaire (WRFQ)a Work functioning X X
Family Assessment Device (General Functioning) (FAD-GF) Family dynamics X X
Active Engagement, Protective Buffering and Overprotection (Social Functioning Scale) (ABO)a Support from partner X
Social Support List-Interaction (SSL-I) Social support X X

aQuestionnaire administered until 2021

bThe RAND-36 was temporarily replaced by the SF-12

cThe CIS20R was replaced by the CIS8R in 2021

dafter 2021 only administered 6 months after transplantation