Table 4.

Concerns of the donor candidates relating to themselves: comparison between parent and sibling donor candidates.

	Parent (n = 53) Mean1 (SD)	Sibling (n = 28) Mean (SD)	Z (p)	Cohen’s d
Having any complications during the operation	1.98 (1.01)	2.32 (1.12)	-1.32 (0.186)	-0.32 S
Having any postoperative complications	1.91 (0.88)	2.32 (0.98)	-1.92 (0.055)	-0.44 S
Having something that would prevent me from donating	2.81 (1.27)	2.79 (1.26)	-0.04 (0.966)	0.02 N
That my family members could not take care of me or assist me during my stay at the hospital	1.51 (0.97)	1.50 (0.96)	-0.10 (0.918)	0.01 N
Having any kidney complications throughout my life	1.57 (0.89)	2.18 (1.02)	-2.95 (0.003)	-0.64 M
That a family member would not accept my decision	1.06 (0.30)	1.82 (1.31)	-3.61 (<0.001)	-0.80 L
That the donation could affect my daily life	1.32 (0.64)	2.11 (1.17)	-3.47 (0.001)	-0.84 L
That living with one kidney could hurt me at my job	1.30 (0.72)	1.89 (1.13)	-2.73 (0.006)	-0.62 M
That living with one kidney could hurt my relationships with others	1.15 (0.63)	1.25 (0.58)	-1.61 (0.107)	-0.16 N
That living with one kidney could hurt my health	1.28 (0.57)	1.96 (1.00)	-3.55 (<0.001)	-0.83 L

N = Null effect size, S = Small effect size, M = Medium effect size, L = Large effect size. ¹Higher scores show more concern.