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17024783

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to investigate the grieving process of parents who were faced with the dilemma of donating organs and tissues of their underage brain dead child, and to explore the impact of their decision on their grief process. A grounded theory methodology was adopted and a semi-structured interview was conducted with 11 bereaved parents who consented to, and 11 parents who declined organ donation. Findings suggest that the core themes that characterize their grief and the main variables that affect their grieving process are similar for both donor and non-donor parents. Consent or refusal of organ donation per se does not seem to affect the overall grieving process. It is the meaning attributed to the act of donation that affects how parents perceive the child's death and subsequently facilitate or hinder their adjustment to loss.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
T
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0748-1187
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
HSR
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
883-917
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Parental grief following the brain death of a child: does consent or refusal to organ donation affect their grief?
pubmed:affiliation
Paculty of Nursing, University of Athens, 123 Papadiamadopoulou Str., Athens, 11527, Greece. bellalithalia@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't