Protection behaviour: a phenomenon affecting organ and tissue donation in the 21st century?

B. C. Kent*

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Abstract

UK statistics show that whilst waiting lists for transplantation surgery continue to increase, donor numbers are static. This paper describes the hermeneutic phase of a mixed method study and puts forward the concept of protection behaviour as one explanation for nurses' reticence to discuss post-mortem donation wishes with patients' relatives. The desire to protect appears to influence attitudes, confidence levels and perceived ability to become involved in donor identification and donation discussion, consequently affecting the availability of transplantable organs and tissue. By understanding more fully why protective behaviours are employed, it increases the likelihood of a solution being found.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)273-284
Number of pages0
JournalInt J Nurs Stud
Volume41
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2004

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Advance Care Planning
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Attitude to Death
  • Communication
  • Empathy
  • Family
  • Female
  • Health Knowledge
  • Attitudes
  • Practice
  • Hospitals
  • District
  • Rural
  • Urban
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nurse-Patient Relations
  • Nursing Methodology Research
  • Nursing Staff
  • Hospital
  • Patient Advocacy
  • Professional-Family Relations
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Tissue and Organ Procurement
  • United Kingdom
  • Waiting Lists

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