Donor ambivalence: a key issue in families of children with end-stage renal disease.

This paper is based on the writers' clinical experience with children and adolescents who receive kidney transplants and members of their families who are involved in the process of identifying the best donor match. Specific concerns of the patients and their significant others are described, and two cases are used as illustrations. The role of ambivalence in donor selection is investigated and selected intervention sites are suggested.