A Cross-Sectional Social Network Analysis of Decision-Making About Recruiting a Living Donor for Kidney Transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Most living kidney donors are members of the recipient's social network. Our study aims to characterize patient and social network factors associated with recruiting a living kidney donor.

Study design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting & participants

A total of 106 patients receiving hemodialysis (mean age 60 ± 13 years, 45% female, 75% Black) identified 508 network members (106 who offered to donate and 38 who received a donation request).

Predictors

Demographic and network factors (eg instrumental support, strength of relationships between the patients and members).

Outcomes

Whether the member offered to donate and whether the member's offer was accepted. Patients' qualitative reasoning regarding decision-making for recruiting a li

SUBMITTER: Lee BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12495155 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature