Moral distress and moral residue experienced by transplant coordinators

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21514799
AutoresMahdi Tarabeih (0000-0002-9960-5709, Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo), Riki Halamish‐leshem (0000-0001-9549-9040, Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume47
Fascículo12
Páginase37-e37
Data de publicação2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Medical Ethics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0306-6800 • E-ISSN: 1473-4257
EditoraBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/medethics-2019-105593
PMID32723760
OpenAlexW3045784724
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas20

Transplant coordinators play a pivotal role in the process of obtaining consent for live or dead donation of organs. The objective of the project is to unveil emotional experiences and ethical conduct of transplant coordinators using a qualitative research methodology. Ten transplant coordinators who have worked for more than 20 years in this job were recruited by using a purposive sampling technique. The transplant coordinators spoke of negative feelings and moral distress with regard to futile care of family members of deceased donors as well as of living donors. Transplant coordinators experience moral distress on a daily basis; being compelled to compromise their integrity causes moral distress and moral residue, hence, training and support should be offered to them

Distress · Donation · Feeling · Organ donation · Political science · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Organ Donation and Transplantation · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Surgery · Transplantation