title: Experiences of Korean adolescent renal transplant recipients.
abstract: To understand the experiences of Korean adolescents who have undergone a renal transplant.
  
  
  
  Nine adolescents aged 12-18 who received a renal transplant participated in this qualitative descriptive study. Using content analysis, we analyzed in-depth interview data from individual adolescents.
  
  
  
  The main themes extracted were "being different from others," "not being invited as a decision maker," "becoming one of them," "still being different from others," "having mixed feeling toward mothers," and "coping with new circumstances."
  
  
  
  Interventions designed to improve adolescent renal transplant recipients' sense of autonomy and belongingness are needed.
authors.affiliation: Instructor, Associate Professor, Research Institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sumi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Instructor, Associate Professor, Research Institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Heeseung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Adolescent; experiences; renal transplant recipients