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 2 Family-related motivation of family living liver donors according to the type of family relationship (N=121).
| Family-related motivation | Child donors (n=87) | Spouse, sibling, or parent donors (n=34) | Total donors (n=121) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Positive response, n (%) | Mean | Positive response, n (%) | Mean | Positive response, n (%) | |
| I donated because I didn’t want another family member to suffer from organ donation | 2.77 | 78.4 | 3.15 | 86.1 | 2.88 | 80.6 |
| I donated because it was desirable for the well-being of the whole family | 3.10 | 86.4 | 3.50 | 86.1 | 3.21 | 86.3 |
| I donated according to the traditional values of family | 1.08 | 36.4 | 1.29 | 38.9 | 1.14 | 37.1 |
| I donated because of the expectation of family to help the recipient | 0.45 | 12.5 | 0.38 | 8.3 | 0.43 | 11.3 |
| I donated because I felt family affection for the recipient | 3.32 | 83.3 | 3.26 | 89.8 | 3.31 | 87.9 |
| Positive response: agree moderately, strongly, or very strongly. | ||||||