Abstract
Wellbeing following living kidney donation, both physical and psychosocial, continues to be a concern and area of investigative focus decades following the acceptance of kidney transplantation as treatment for end-stage kidney disease. In this issue, Maple and colleagues report their prospective study of wellbeing in living kidney donors during the first year after donation, using a comprehensive array of psychosocial outcome measures. Their aim was to produce a quantitative analysis to better inform both transplant teams and potential donors. Their thorough assessment found that while donors felt that donation had changed their outlook on life for the better, there was no quantitative improvement in the measures of psychosocial health. But, reassuringly, there was also no evidence of harm. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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