Depression diagnoses after living kidney donation: linking U.S. Registry data and administrative claims.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited data exist on correlates of psychological outcomes after kidney donation.

Methods

We used a database integrating Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network registrations for 4650 living kidney donors from 1987 to 2007 with administrative data of a U.S. private health insurer (2000-2007 claims) to identify depression diagnoses among prior living donors. The burden and demographic correlates of depression after enrollment in the insurance plan were estimated by Cox regression. Graft failure and death of the donor's recipient were examined as time-varying exposures.

Results

After start of insurance benefits, the cumulative frequency of depression diagnosis was 4.2% at 1 year and 11.5% at 5 years, and depression among donors was less common than amon

SUBMITTER: Lentine KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4447542 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature