Finding Frequency Effect Size of Findings (%)
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Yi, 2003 [29 ]
Sanner, 2003 [30 ]
Franklin et al., 2003 [31 ]
Haljamäe, 2003 [32 ]
Heck et al., 2004 [33 ]
Walsh, 2004 [34 ]
Andersen et al., 2005 [35 ]
Sanner, 2005 [36 ]
Waterman et al., 2006 [37 ]
Crombie and Franklin, 2006 [38 ]
Andersen et al., 2007 [39 ]
Brown et al., 2008 [40 ]
Gill and Lowes, 2008 [41 ]
Brown et al., 2008 [42 ]
Williams et al., 2009 [43 ] Intensity Effect Size of Studies (%)
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14.8 11.1 20.4 14.8 22.2 16.7 24.1 31.5 13.0 18.5 16.7 22.2 33.3 29.6 7.4 Donors Decision-making process Deliberation phase Awareness of suffering 53.3
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Altruistic and natural decision 46.7
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Spiritual—philosophical decision 20.0
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Carefully thought through decision 40.0
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Quick and straightforward decision 13.3
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Informative decision 26.7
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Familial issues 53.3
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No pressure 26.7
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Intimacy with recipient 6.7
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Threat—anxiety 26.7
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Time of decision 13.3
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Examinations: difficult stage 6.7
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Withdraw possibility 13.3
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Social support 20.0
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Execution phase Voluntary type 6.7
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Compromising type 6.7
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Passive type 6.7
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At time of donation Surgical experience Just before surgery 20.0
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Pain, nausea, exhaustion, scar 46.7
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Psychological strain 40.0
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Care experience Positive experience 26.7
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Negative experience 20.0
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Wish for better psychological care 6.7
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After donation Medical followup 13.3
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Concerns regarding future health 13.3
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Living donation active promotion 6.7
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Advices for others 13.3
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Same decision again—no regrets 40.0
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Back to normal 20.0
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Overall experience of donating a kidney Complexity 13.3
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Benefits for donors 53.3
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Donation: meaningful action 20.0
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Being donor: unfamiliar trajectory 6.7
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Conflicting donor roles 26.7
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When transplantation fails 26.7
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Recipients Before donation Different ways of asking for a kidney 6.7
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Wait for donors to volunteer 13.3
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Accepting a kidney from a live donor 40.0
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After donation Being grateful to the donor 13.3
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No regrets 6.7
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Regrets 6.7
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Benefits for recipients' health 6.7
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Psychological strain 6.7
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Negative experience 6.7
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Relational Issues Donor-recipient relationship Close, stable and possible improvement 40.0
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Conflicts and deterioration 13.3
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Familial aspects 13.3
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Need to move on with their lives 6.7
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Gift reciprocity and obligation to repay No expectations from donors 20.0
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Recipients' obligation to be grateful 13.3
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Recipients' obligation regarding the graft 13.3
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Recipients' gift to the donor 13.3
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Recipients' gratitude 20.0
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Way to reduce recipients' debt 6.7
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