WHEN ALTRUISM FAILS - REACTIONS OF UNRELATED BONE-MARROW DONORS WHEN THE RECIPIENT DIES
WHEN ALTRUISM FAILS - REACTIONS OF UNRELATED BONE-MARROW DONORS WHEN THE RECIPIENT DIES
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DOI:
10.2190/u20c-pq5h-ybn7-9g62
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发表时间:
1993-01-01
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
SCHIMMEL, M
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作者:
BUTTERWORTH, VA;SIMMONS, RG;SCHIMMEL, M
This article ''amines the responses of bone marrow donors to the death of the unrelated person to whom they donated. Data analyzed were 330 questionnaires and fifty in-depth interviews collected from donors in the National Marrow Donor Program at one year post-donation. Death of the recipient produced feelings of guilt and responsibility in the donors in only a few cases (2% of donors from questionnaire data and 2 of the 23 donors interviewed). Grief occurred often (22 of 23 donors interviewed) and was often surprisingly intense, given the fact that the recipient was a stranger. Intensity of grief varied depending on the perceived relationship with the recipient. Our data indicate that limiting contact and/or information about the recipient to the donor would be unlikely to result in more positive psychosocial outcomes. However, several strategies which might be useful in relieving donor guilt and/or grief are suggested.