Influence of Self-Determination and Social Support on Post-Traumatic Growth among Living Kidney Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study
<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Although many studies have reported that kidney donation is not physically harmful to living kidney donors, there are few studies on the psychological changes that they experience, especially post-traumatic growth. This study aimed to investigate the inf...
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| description | <i>Background and Objectives</i>: Although many studies have reported that kidney donation is not physically harmful to living kidney donors, there are few studies on the psychological changes that they experience, especially post-traumatic growth. This study aimed to investigate the influence of self-determination and social support on post-traumatic growth among living kidney donors. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: This study used a descriptive, cross-sectional design. Data were collected from 114 living kidney donors who visited the outpatient solid organ transplant center at Seoul National University Hospital. The data were analyzed using the t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and stepwise multiple regression. <i>Results</i>: The results showed that the mean for post-traumatic growth of living kidney donors was 4.24 (0.81), a level higher than the midpoint. The factors affecting total post-traumatic growth were the relatedness of self-determination, the social support of their significant other, and donor type. In particular, the relatedness of self-determination was a significant factor affecting changed perceptions of self, relating to others, and spiritual change, subscales of post-traumatic growth. Additionally, the social support of donors’ significant others was a significant factor affecting relating to others and new possibilities, subscales of post-traumatic growth. <i>Conclusions</i>: Healthcare providers should endeavor to help living kidney donors experience post-traumatic growth, which can be facilitated by improving their self-determination and social support. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-66f68fb3dd134d519a0c37398163d5c02023-11-23T17:38:40ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X1648-91442022-08-01589115510.3390/medicina58091155Influence of Self-Determination and Social Support on Post-Traumatic Growth among Living Kidney Donors: A Cross-Sectional StudyYounghui Hwang0Kyoungok Min1Jihyun Oh2Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, KoreaDepartment of Transplant Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 03080, KoreaDepartment of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health, Kongju National University, Kongju 32588, Korea<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Although many studies have reported that kidney donation is not physically harmful to living kidney donors, there are few studies on the psychological changes that they experience, especially post-traumatic growth. This study aimed to investigate the influence of self-determination and social support on post-traumatic growth among living kidney donors. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: This study used a descriptive, cross-sectional design. Data were collected from 114 living kidney donors who visited the outpatient solid organ transplant center at Seoul National University Hospital. The data were analyzed using the t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and stepwise multiple regression. <i>Results</i>: The results showed that the mean for post-traumatic growth of living kidney donors was 4.24 (0.81), a level higher than the midpoint. The factors affecting total post-traumatic growth were the relatedness of self-determination, the social support of their significant other, and donor type. In particular, the relatedness of self-determination was a significant factor affecting changed perceptions of self, relating to others, and spiritual change, subscales of post-traumatic growth. Additionally, the social support of donors’ significant others was a significant factor affecting relating to others and new possibilities, subscales of post-traumatic growth. <i>Conclusions</i>: Healthcare providers should endeavor to help living kidney donors experience post-traumatic growth, which can be facilitated by improving their self-determination and social support.https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/9/1155kidney donorpost-traumatic growthself-determinationsocial support |
| spellingShingle | Younghui Hwang Kyoungok Min Jihyun Oh Influence of Self-Determination and Social Support on Post-Traumatic Growth among Living Kidney Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study Medicina kidney donor post-traumatic growth self-determination social support |
| title | Influence of Self-Determination and Social Support on Post-Traumatic Growth among Living Kidney Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Influence of Self-Determination and Social Support on Post-Traumatic Growth among Living Kidney Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Self-Determination and Social Support on Post-Traumatic Growth among Living Kidney Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Self-Determination and Social Support on Post-Traumatic Growth among Living Kidney Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Influence of Self-Determination and Social Support on Post-Traumatic Growth among Living Kidney Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | influence of self determination and social support on post traumatic growth among living kidney donors a cross sectional study |
| topic | kidney donor post-traumatic growth self-determination social support |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/58/9/1155 |
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