Psychiatric evaluation of organ donor candidates in a university hospital and their anxiety, depression and quality of life levels

2017-01-02T19-12-35Z
Source: Düşünen Adam: The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences
Filiz Izci, Ebru Fındıklı, Serkan Zincir, Akif Camkurt, Özlem Kızılkurt, Ferzan Gıynaş, Sevda Korkmaz, Emin Barış Akın.
Background: The aim of this study is to conduct a psychiatric evaluation of organ donor candidates, and to investigate their anxiety, depression and quality of life levels. Methods: This study was conducted between May 2015 and February 2016. It incorporated 102 volunteers. Socio-demographic data collection form, DSM-IV Clinical Interview Form Clinical Version Structured for Axis Diagnoses (SCID-I/CV), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R), and SF-36 Quality of Life Survey (SF-36) were applied to the patients. Results: The average age of the applicants was found to be 41.64±12.02, 42.2% (n=43) being male and 57.8% (n=59) being female. When it comes to the degree of affinity between potential donors and recipients, 57.8% (n=59) were first degree relatives, 19.6% (n=20) were spouses, 22.5% (n= 23) were other relatives and/or close relations. Dividing donor candidates into groups by the degree of their affinity to recipients, there were statistically significant differences between BDI, BAI and SCL-90 total scores and interpersonal sensitivity subscale scores (p


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