25 March 2025 : Original article
Family-Related Motivation and Regret Intensity Among Family Liver Donors by Type of Family Relationship
Ye Sol Lee
ABCDEF 1*, Chin Kang Koh ADE 2, Nam-Joon Yi BE 3
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.947414
Ann Transplant 2025; 30:e947414
Table 1 Demographic and donation-related characteristics of the participants (N=124).
| Characteristic | Child donors (n=88) | Spouse, sibling, or parent donors (n=36) | Total donors (n=124) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | 0.012 | |||
| Male | 56 (63.6) | 14 (38.9) | 70 (56.5) | |
| Female | 32 (36.4) | 22 (61.1) | 54 (43.5) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD)(Range: 19–63) | 32.9 (8.2) | 49.9 (9.2) | 37.9 (11.4) | <0.001 |
| Caregiver of the recipient, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Donor | 15 (17.0) | 23 (63.9) | 38 (30.6) | |
| Other | 73 (83.0) | 13 (36.1) | 86 (69.4) | |
| Recipient death, n (%) | 1.00 | |||
| Alive | 78 (88.6) | 33 (91.7) | 111 (89.5) | |
| Death | 8 (9.1) | 3 (8.3) | 11 (8.9) | |
| Unknown | 2 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.6) | |
| Postoperative complications, n (%) | 0.818 | |||
| None | 46 (52.3) | 18 (50.0) | 114 (91.9) | |
| Grade I–III | 42 (47.7) | 18 (50.0) | 10 (8.1) | |
| Months since donation, mean (SD)(Range: 1–145) | 31.3 (27.6) | 28.1 (22.4) | 30.4 (26.1) | 0.534 |
| FRM, mean (SD)(Range: 0–18) | 10.7 (4.2) | 11.6 (3.6) | 11.0 (4.0) | 0.275 |
| Regret intensity, mean (SD)(Range: 1–4) | 1.2 (0.43) | 1.5 (0.74) | 1.3 (0.5) | 0.047 |
| FRM – family-related motivations; SD – standard deviation. | ||||