A qualitative systematic review of anonymous/unspecified living kidney and liver donors' perspectives
Objectives & background: Anonymous live organ donors or unspecified donors are individuals willing to be organ donors for any transplant recipient with whom they have no biological or antecedent emotional relationship. Despite excellent recipient outcomes and the potential to help address organ...
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| author | Lim, Wen Hui Chan, Kai En Ng, Cheng Han Tan, Darren Jun Hao Tay, Phoebe Wen Lin Chin, Yip Han Yong, Jie Ning Xiao, Jieling Fu, Clarissa Elysia Nah, Benjamin Tiong, Ho Yee Syn, Nicholas Devi, Kamala Griva, Konstadina Mak, Loey Lung Yi Huang, Daniel Q. Fung, James Siddiqui, Mohammad Shadab Muthiah, Mark Tan, Eunice X. X. |
| author2 | Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) |
| author_facet | Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) Lim, Wen Hui Chan, Kai En Ng, Cheng Han Tan, Darren Jun Hao Tay, Phoebe Wen Lin Chin, Yip Han Yong, Jie Ning Xiao, Jieling Fu, Clarissa Elysia Nah, Benjamin Tiong, Ho Yee Syn, Nicholas Devi, Kamala Griva, Konstadina Mak, Loey Lung Yi Huang, Daniel Q. Fung, James Siddiqui, Mohammad Shadab Muthiah, Mark Tan, Eunice X. X. |
| author_sort | Lim, Wen Hui |
| collection | NTU |
| description | Objectives & background:
Anonymous live organ donors or unspecified donors are individuals willing to be organ donors for any transplant recipient with whom they have no biological or antecedent emotional relationship. Despite excellent recipient outcomes and the potential to help address organ scarcity, controversy surrounds the unconditional act of gifting one’s organs to an unrelated recipient. This qualitative systematic review provides insights into the first-hand experiences, motivations, and challenges that unspecified donors face.
Methods:
A systematic search was conducted on Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web of Science database for qualitative literature regarding unspecified living donors’ motivations and experiences in liver and kidney transplantation. An inductive thematic analysis was conducted to generate themes and supportive subthemes.
Results:
12 studies were included. The four major themes were (i) motivations, (ii) perception of risks, (iii) donor support, and (iv) benefits of donation. Unspecified donors demonstrated a deep sense of social responsibility but tended to underestimate health risks in favour of benefits for recipients. Despite the lack of emotional support from family and friends, the decision to donate was a resolute personal decision for donors. Majority benefitted emotionally and did not express regret.
Conclusion:
This qualitative review bridges the gap in literature on unspecified living donor psychology and provides a comprehensive understanding of the decision-making matrix and experiences of donors. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1697132023-08-06T15:38:11Z A qualitative systematic review of anonymous/unspecified living kidney and liver donors' perspectives Lim, Wen Hui Chan, Kai En Ng, Cheng Han Tan, Darren Jun Hao Tay, Phoebe Wen Lin Chin, Yip Han Yong, Jie Ning Xiao, Jieling Fu, Clarissa Elysia Nah, Benjamin Tiong, Ho Yee Syn, Nicholas Devi, Kamala Griva, Konstadina Mak, Loey Lung Yi Huang, Daniel Q. Fung, James Siddiqui, Mohammad Shadab Muthiah, Mark Tan, Eunice X. X. Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) Science::Medicine Living Donors Altruism Objectives & background: Anonymous live organ donors or unspecified donors are individuals willing to be organ donors for any transplant recipient with whom they have no biological or antecedent emotional relationship. Despite excellent recipient outcomes and the potential to help address organ scarcity, controversy surrounds the unconditional act of gifting one’s organs to an unrelated recipient. This qualitative systematic review provides insights into the first-hand experiences, motivations, and challenges that unspecified donors face. Methods: A systematic search was conducted on Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web of Science database for qualitative literature regarding unspecified living donors’ motivations and experiences in liver and kidney transplantation. An inductive thematic analysis was conducted to generate themes and supportive subthemes. Results: 12 studies were included. The four major themes were (i) motivations, (ii) perception of risks, (iii) donor support, and (iv) benefits of donation. Unspecified donors demonstrated a deep sense of social responsibility but tended to underestimate health risks in favour of benefits for recipients. Despite the lack of emotional support from family and friends, the decision to donate was a resolute personal decision for donors. Majority benefitted emotionally and did not express regret. Conclusion: This qualitative review bridges the gap in literature on unspecified living donor psychology and provides a comprehensive understanding of the decision-making matrix and experiences of donors. Published version 2023-08-01T01:57:36Z 2023-08-01T01:57:36Z 2022 Journal Article Lim, W. H., Chan, K. E., Ng, C. H., Tan, D. J. H., Tay, P. W. L., Chin, Y. H., Yong, J. N., Xiao, J., Fu, C. E., Nah, B., Tiong, H. Y., Syn, N., Devi, K., Griva, K., Mak, L. L. Y., Huang, D. Q., Fung, J., Siddiqui, M. S., Muthiah, M. & Tan, E. X. X. (2022). A qualitative systematic review of anonymous/unspecified living kidney and liver donors' perspectives. PloS One, 17(12), e0277792-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277792 1932-6203 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169713 10.1371/journal.pone.0277792 36584032 2-s2.0-85145425608 12 17 e0277792 en PloS one © 2022 Lim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Science::Medicine Living Donors Altruism Lim, Wen Hui Chan, Kai En Ng, Cheng Han Tan, Darren Jun Hao Tay, Phoebe Wen Lin Chin, Yip Han Yong, Jie Ning Xiao, Jieling Fu, Clarissa Elysia Nah, Benjamin Tiong, Ho Yee Syn, Nicholas Devi, Kamala Griva, Konstadina Mak, Loey Lung Yi Huang, Daniel Q. Fung, James Siddiqui, Mohammad Shadab Muthiah, Mark Tan, Eunice X. X. A qualitative systematic review of anonymous/unspecified living kidney and liver donors' perspectives |
| title | A qualitative systematic review of anonymous/unspecified living kidney and liver donors' perspectives |
| title_full | A qualitative systematic review of anonymous/unspecified living kidney and liver donors' perspectives |
| title_fullStr | A qualitative systematic review of anonymous/unspecified living kidney and liver donors' perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | A qualitative systematic review of anonymous/unspecified living kidney and liver donors' perspectives |
| title_short | A qualitative systematic review of anonymous/unspecified living kidney and liver donors' perspectives |
| title_sort | qualitative systematic review of anonymous unspecified living kidney and liver donors perspectives |
| topic | Science::Medicine Living Donors Altruism |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169713 |
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