Mispredicting and misremembering: patients with renal failure overestimate improvement in quality of life after a kidney transplant

A survey of kidney transplant patients investigated whether the patients would overestimate the benefits of the transplant in terms of the quality of life. Results indicate that the patients' overall quality of life was better after the transplant, however, the patients overestimated the extent of the improvement. The patients' memories on quality of life before the transplant are also studied.