Evaluation of Potential Kidney Donors with the Personality Assessment Inventory: Normative Data for a Unique Population |
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Authors: | Duane F. Hurst Dona E. C. Locke David Osborne |
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Affiliation: | (1) Division of Psychology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E. Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA |
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Abstract: | Many transplant centers require personality assessment and/or psychiatric clearance prior to allowing an individual to donate a kidney. This is a unique cohort for personality assessment, and there is no normative information available for this population on standardized self-report measures such as the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). We evaluated a prospective sample of 434 kidney donor candidates with development of normative T-scores relevant to this specific comparison group. Compared to the original normative group from the PAI manual, potential kidney donors are 5–7 T-score points above the mean on PIM, RXR, DOM, and WRM and 4–6 points below the mean on the majority of the remaining scales. Raw score/T score conversion tables are provided. The normative data provided here is meant to supplement the original normative information and aid psychologists in evaluation of this unique medical population. |
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