Risk is discussed with all kidney transplant candi- dates to help them decide whether to accept a donor kidney offer and proceed with surgery. As ne- phrologists, we contextualize risk objectively, believing that the purpose of informed consent is to provide candidates with some quantifiable measure of risk to aid decision-making. However, risk perception is multifaceted, a subjective judgment based on how risk is conceptualized, framed, communicated, and un- derstood. It is heterogeneous and varies from person to person, depending on the individualized characteristics and experiences of both the risk communicator and the patient.
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