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16044608

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
This article examines 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.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0030-2228
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
KIE
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
161-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
When altruism fails: reactions of unrelated bone marrow donors when the recipient dies.
pubmed:affiliation
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.