title: Factors influencing attitudes of relatives of renal failure patients toward living kidney donation: central China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes and psychosocial factors that could influenced them toward living related kidney donation among the relatives of renal failure patients in a renal transplant center in central China.
  
  
  METHODS
  A validated questionnaire was self-administered and completed anonymously.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The questionnaire completion rate was 84.1% (301/358). A total of 65.5% (197/301) of respondents favored related living donation. The variables relevant to attitude included: age (P < .001); knowledge about living related kidney donation (P = .001); concern about mutilation after donation (P < .001); attitude towards deceased organ donation (P < .001); and participation in prosocial activity (P = .017).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Many psychosocial factors influence attitudes toward living related kidney donation. To overcome the difficulties, the medical establishment, media, and related government departments must further publicize and popularize knowledge about end-stage organ failure and transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urologic Surgery, Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D019520:Living Donors / Q000523:psychology* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires