Quality Of Life for Kidney Donors after Donation at A national teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
Nyahera, Diviner K
Githemo, Grace
Onsongo, Lister N
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Numid Publishers
Abstract
Introduction: Kidney transplantation is the best renal replacement therapy for patients withend stage kidney disease. Living kidney donor transplant has better graft and recipient
outcome. Information regarding quality of life of kidney donors has a positive influence onapotential donor’s attitude towards kidney donation. The aim of the study was to examinekidney donors’ quality of life in Kenya. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study design that aimed at examiningthequality of life of kidney donors’ after donation at a national teaching and referral hospital inKenya. A total of 99 donors participated in the study. Descriptive and inferential statistical
tests were used to analyze data. Predictors of quality of life were determined using multipleregression models. Findings: Majority of the respondents had high quality of life. There was a strongsignificant relationship between donor’s Body Mass Index and Health Functioningcomponent of QoL r (0.835), p<0.05 with a moderate relationship in Psychological factors r
(0.492), p > 05. Also there was a statistically significant association between, current
monthly income, x
2(1, � = 99) =24.793, (p <0.05), marital status x
2( 1, � −99) =10.261(p<0.05) and employment status x
2( 1, � = 99) =11.474 (p <0.05) and quality of lifeof
kidney donors. Multiple regression analysis revealed that Health functioning quality of lifecomponent explained 27.5% of the total variance of quality of life while psychological
factors explained 12.5%. Conclusions: The overall quality of life of kidney donors was high. Kidney donor’semployment status had a significant predictive association with their quality of life.
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Keywords
Kidney transplantation, Kidney donors, quality of life
Citation
Nyarera, D. K., Githemo, G., & Onsongo, L. (2021). Quality of life of Kidney Donors at a national teaching and referral hospital in Kenya. Kenyan Journal of Nursing & Midwifery, 6(1), 23-31.