TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evaluation of Psychosocial Outcomes of Living Liver Donors
in Liver Transplantation
AB  - Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk factors affecting psychosocial outcomes of living liver donors after liver
transplantations.
Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of living liver donors followed by 2 liver transplantation
centers in 2 private hospitals in 2 different provinces, between August 2017 and October 2019. All the living liver donors were contacted
without a time frame after donation and all the participants were evaluated once. The Beck Depression Scale, SF-36, General Self-
Efficacy Scale, and Perceived Available Support Scale were used to collect data. The t-test, Kruskal–Wallis test, Mann–Whitney U-test,
and Pearson correlation analysis were used for data analysis.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 34.31 ± 8.22 years. There was a positive, weak correlation between age and physical func-
tion. Gender, marital status, financial status, and education levels significantly affected physical components, social function, vitality,
depression, and self-efficacy scores. High depression levels negatively affected the physical component, self-efficacy, and social sup-
port scores of the living liver donors. High self-efficacy positively affected social support.
Conclusion: The study revealed that gender, marital status, employment status, and education levels were associated with psychosocial
outcomes. The financial status was the main factor affecting each psychosocial variable. Financial status needs to be assessed in detail
before and after the operation.
AU  - ORDİN, YAPRAK SARIGÖL
AU  - HARMANCI SEREN, Arzu Kader
AU  - Tokat, Yaman
AU  - karayurt, ozgul
AU  - kılıç, murat
AU  - KUL, Gülay Aksu
AU  - BOZOKLAR, Cemal Ata
DO  - 10.5152/tjg.2022.21262
PY  - 2022
JO  - Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology
VL  - 33
IS  - 4
SN  - 1300-4948
SP  - 346
EP  - 355
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/516007
ER  -