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_id: '13583'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Organ transplantation is associated with significant physical and psychological
    burden for the recipients. Qualitative reports indicate that organ recipients
    develop donor and donation images (DDI)—conceptions of the donor and/or the organ.
    A deeper understanding of DDI is needed in the care of transplant recipients.
    To present the current state of knowledge, we searched for and identified DDI-related
    publications in PubMed and Scopus. Inclusion criteria were (1) studies addressing
    transplant recipients, and (2) English or German language. Twenty-one studies
    of individuals with transplanted hearts, lungs, or kidneys were included in this
    scoping review. Prevalence for DDI ranged from 6% to 52.3%. DDI occurs both before
    and after transplantation and includes ideas about the donor as well as whether
    and how the recipient’s personality may be altered by the transplanted organ.
    Some transplant recipients did indeed report personality changes following transplantation
    due to the adoption of assumed donor characteristics. One study showed a positive
    association between the presence of DDI and anxiety scores and one described a
    coping effect. DDI is understudied and should be systematically assessed to improve
    care for the vulnerable group of individuals undergoing organ transplantation.
    Current research gaps and future directions are discussed.
article_number: '952'
author:
- first_name: 'Nora M. '
  full_name: 'Laskowski, Nora M. '
  last_name: Laskowski
- first_name: Gerrit
  full_name: Brandt, Gerrit
  last_name: Brandt
- first_name: Katharina
  full_name: Tigges-Limmer, Katharina
  last_name: Tigges-Limmer
- first_name: Georg
  full_name: Halbeisen, Georg
  id: '85780'
  last_name: Halbeisen
  orcid: 0000-0002-9529-2215
- first_name: Georgios
  full_name: Paslakis, Georgios
  last_name: Paslakis
citation:
  ama: Laskowski NM, Brandt G, Tigges-Limmer K, Halbeisen G, Paslakis G. Donor and
    Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping Review of What We Know and What We Don’t. <i>Journal
    of Clinical Medicine</i>. 2023;12(3). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030952">10.3390/jcm12030952</a>
  apa: Laskowski, N. M., Brandt, G., Tigges-Limmer, K., Halbeisen, G., &#38; Paslakis,
    G. (2023). Donor and Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping Review of What We Know and
    What We Don’t. <i>Journal of Clinical Medicine</i>, <i>12</i>(3), Article 952.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030952">https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030952</a>
  bjps: <b>Laskowski NM <i>et al.</i></b> (2023) Donor and Donation Images (DDI)-A
    Scoping Review of What We Know and What We Don’t. <i>Journal of Clinical Medicine</i>
    <b>12</b>.
  chicago: Laskowski, Nora M. , Gerrit Brandt, Katharina Tigges-Limmer, Georg Halbeisen,
    and Georgios Paslakis. “Donor and Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping Review of What
    We Know and What We Don’t.” <i>Journal of Clinical Medicine</i> 12, no. 3 (2023).
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030952">https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030952</a>.
  chicago-de: Laskowski, Nora M. , Gerrit Brandt, Katharina Tigges-Limmer, Georg Halbeisen
    und Georgios Paslakis. 2023. Donor and Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping Review
    of What We Know and What We Don’t. <i>Journal of Clinical Medicine</i> 12, Nr.
    3. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030952">10.3390/jcm12030952</a>,
    .
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Laskowski, Nora M. </span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Brandt, Gerrit</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Tigges-Limmer,
    Katharina</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Halbeisen, Georg</span>
    ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Paslakis, Georgios</span>: Donor and
    Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping Review of What We Know and What We Don’t. In:
    <i>Journal of Clinical Medicine</i> Bd. 12. Basel, MDPI (2023), Nr. 3'
  havard: N.M. Laskowski, G. Brandt, K. Tigges-Limmer, G. Halbeisen, G. Paslakis,
    Donor and Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping Review of What We Know and What We Don’t,
    Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12 (2023).
  ieee: 'N. M. Laskowski, G. Brandt, K. Tigges-Limmer, G. Halbeisen, and G. Paslakis,
    “Donor and Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping Review of What We Know and What We
    Don’t,” <i>Journal of Clinical Medicine</i>, vol. 12, no. 3, Art. no. 952, 2023,
    doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030952">10.3390/jcm12030952</a>.'
  mla: Laskowski, Nora M., et al. “Donor and Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping Review
    of What We Know and What We Don’t.” <i>Journal of Clinical Medicine</i>, vol.
    12, no. 3, 952, 2023, <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030952">https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030952</a>.
  short: N.M. Laskowski, G. Brandt, K. Tigges-Limmer, G. Halbeisen, G. Paslakis, Journal
    of Clinical Medicine 12 (2023).
  ufg: '<b>Laskowski, Nora M. u. a.</b>: Donor and Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping
    Review of What We Know and What We Don’t, in: <i>Journal of Clinical Medicine</i>
    12 (2023), H. 3.'
  van: Laskowski NM, Brandt G, Tigges-Limmer K, Halbeisen G, Paslakis G. Donor and
    Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping Review of What We Know and What We Don’t. Journal
    of Clinical Medicine. 2023;12(3).
date_created: 2026-03-25T13:36:11Z
date_updated: 2026-03-27T09:54:09Z
department:
- _id: DEP1500
doi: 10.3390/jcm12030952
external_id:
  isi:
  - '000929666500001'
  pmid:
  - '36769600'
intvolume: '        12'
isi: '1'
issue: '3'
keyword:
- donor image
- donation image
- organ integration
- organ transplantation
- heart transplantation
- lung transplantation
- kidney transplantation
- DDI
- psychocardiology
- scoping review
language:
- iso: eng
place: Basel
pmid: '1'
publication: Journal of Clinical Medicine
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 2077-0383
publication_status: published
publisher: MDPI
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: Donor and Donation Images (DDI)-A Scoping Review of What We Know and What We
  Don't
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '85780'
volume: 12
year: '2023'
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