Table 2.
Patient-reported donation-specific psychosocial outcomes: physical health symptoms and concerns, emotional well-being and adjustment, and socioeconomic concerns (n=517 donors)
| Domain | Descriptive statistic | |
|---|---|---|
| Physical health symptoms and concerns | ||
| 1. No. of current physical symptoms attributed to donation,a | M (SD) | 2.9 (2.1) |
| median (IQR) | 3 (1.0 – 4.0) | |
| 2. Have current donation-related medical problems, % yes (n) | 15.1 (78) | |
| 3. Unable to do some physical activities as well since donation,b % yes (n) | 21.6 (111) | |
| 4. Health-related worries related to donation, % yes (n) | ||
| Worried about the physical health effects of donation | 25.2 (130) | |
| Worried about current health | 27.1 (140) | |
| Worried about future negative effects on healthc | 30.7 (157) | |
| Worried about never feeling physically 100% againb | 17.1 (88) | |
| Any of the four areas of worry endorsed | 47.8 (247) | |
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| Emotional well-being and response to donation | ||
| 1. Posttraumatic Growth Inventory score (0=low, 50=high),b M (SD) | 25.8 (13.4) | |
| 2. Better Person Scale score (0=low, 10=high), M (SD) | 5.1 (2.5) | |
| 3. Would make the same decision to donation again,b % agree (n) | 90.9 (468) | |
| 4. Overall feelings about donation,f % somewhat to very positive (n) | 90.3 (463) | |
| 5. If donor knew recipient was deceased (n=91), | ||
| Feel guilty about this outcome (1=not at all, 10=very much),a | M (SD) | 2.1 (2.2) |
| median (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | |
| Feel responsible for this outcome (1=not at all, 10=very much),a | M (SD) | 2.1 (2.2) |
| median (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | |
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| Socioeconomic concerns | ||
| 1. Incurred costs related to donation, % yes (n) | ||
| Incurred medical costsb | 18.1 (93) | |
| Incurred nonmedical costsd | 57.6 (296) | |
| Incurred any medical or nonmedical costs | 60.5 (311) | |
| 2. Donation-related costs were a burden,b % yes (n) | 15.1 (78) | |
| 3. Changed jobs due to donation,b % yes (n) | 7.4 (38) | |
| 4. Personal income permanently affected by donation:e | income reduced, % (n) | 6.6 (34) |
| income increased, % (n) | 2.1 (11) | |
| no change, % (n) | 91.2 (469) | |
| 5. Have had problems getting or keeping insurance since donation, % yes (n) | ||
| Problems getting or keeping health insurancee | 6.4 (33) | |
| Problems getting or keeping life insurance since donationf | 6.8 (35) | |
| Problems with either type of insurance endorsedf | 11.3 (58) | |
IQR, interquartile range; M, mean; No., number; SD, standard deviation
a
1 case was missing data.
b
2 cases were missing data.
c
6 cases were missing data.
d
4 cases were missing data.
e
3 cases were missing data.
f
5 cases were missing data.