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de Zwaan, Martina, Erim, Yesim, Greif-Higer, Gertrud, Kroencke, Sylvia, Burgmer, Markus, Vitinius, Frank, Kunze, Sabine and Berth, Hendrik ORCID: 0000-0002-1491-9195 (2017). Results of a Representative Survey on the Psychosocial Evaluation Before Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Germany. Psychother. Psychosom. Med. Psychol., 67 (6). S. 240 - 245. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG. ISSN 1439-1058

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Abstract

Aim Since there is no consensus about how to perform the predonation psychosocial evaluation of living kidney donor candidates, this is conducted differently in German transplant centers. Thus, the goal of the study was to learn more about how psychosocial evaluations are currently conducted in German transplant centers. Methods The psychosocial evaluators of the 38 transplant centers performing kidney transplantations in 2015 were contacted and asked to participate in an anonymous online survey. Results Psychosocial evaluators from 28 (75 %) transplant centers responded. In only 30 (4 %) of the evaluations contraindications for donation were reported. In most centers the psychosocial evaluation was performed after the completion of all medical tests. The evaluations were realized after only short waiting periods and were reported to be time-consuming. Financial reimbursement was mainly realized by internal cost allocation. In most centers the evaluators used semi-structured interviews. Still, there was limited consensus about structure and content of the psychosocial evaluation. Conclusion Standardization of the psychosocial evaluation process could be helpful to enable comparisons between transplant centers and to achieve equal opportunities for the potential living kidney donors and recipients.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code de Zwaan, Martina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Erim, Yesim UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Greif-Higer, Gertrud UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kroencke, Sylvia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Burgmer, Markus UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Vitinius, Frank UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kunze, Sabine UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Berth, Hendrik UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1491-9195 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-228740
DOI:	10.1055/s-0043-102180
Journal or Publication Title:	Psychother. Psychosom. Med. Psychol.
Volume:	67
Number:	6
Page Range:	S. 240 - 245
Date:	2017
Publisher:	GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
Place of Publication:	STUTTGART
ISSN:	1439-1058
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language QUALITY-OF-LIFE; DONATION; HEALTH Multiple languages Psychology, Clinical Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/22874