Stressors experienced by the family members of brain-dead people during the process of organ donation: A qualitative study

Ahmadian, Shamsa; Khaghanizadeh, M; Khaleghi, Ebrahim; Zarghami, Mohammad Hossein; Ebadi, Abbas

doi:10.1080/07481187.2019.1609137

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“…This makes it hard to make such decisions. Ahmadian et al showed in a study that making a decision about organ donation, when there is a disagreement among family members, creates intense stress and pressure [45]. The fact that many brain-dead patients do not have an organ donation card makes it even harder for the family members to make the decision.…”

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The obstacles to organ donation following brain death in Iran: a qualitative study

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Background: Organ donation following brain death has become an important way of supplying organs for transplantation in many countries. This practice is less common in Iran for different reasons. Therefore, this study aims to explore the obstacles to organ donation following brain death in Iran. Methods: This qualitative research was conducted following the conventional content analysis method. The study population consisted of individuals with a history of brain death among their blood relatives who refused to donate the organs. Snowball sampling was employed to select the participants. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted for data gathering. Theoretical saturation was achieved through 20 interviews. Data analysis was done following the steps proposed by Graneheim and Lundman. Lincoln and Guba's criteria were used to ensure data rigor and transferability of the study. Results: Data analyses revealed 185 codes, 23 categories, and seven themes including, poor knowledge about brain death and organ transplantation from a dead body, cultural beliefs, religious beliefs, deficiencies of requesting process, fear and concerns, inability to make a decision, and social learning. Conclusion: There were several factors in families' reluctance to donate organs of a brain-dead patient. Through improving knowledge and changing cultural beliefs in society, it is possible to take large steps towards promoting organ donation from brain-dead patients.

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The obstacles to organ donation following brain death in Iran: a qualitative study

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“…The families of the victims, living or dead are among the social groups especially affected by psychological stress and tension [ 12 , 13 , 15 ]. The death of a family member usually causes emotional shock and trauma to the other members of the family who need to receive wide emotional support from relatives and even the society to adapt to their sense of loss [ 16 , 17 ]. However, the sudden death of a family member to COVID-19, especially when the victim is young and does not have any underlying medical conditions, can subject families to extra shock and distress [ 11 ].…”

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The mental health crises of the families of COVID-19 victims: a qualitative study

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Background The bereaved families of COVID-19 victims are among the most vulnerable social groups in the COVID-19 pandemic. This highly infectious and contagious disease has afflicted these families with numerous psychological crises which have not been studied much yet. The present study is an attempt at investigating the psychological challenges and issues which the families of COVID-19 victims are faced with. The present study aims to identify the Mental Health crises which the families of COVID-19 deceased victims are going through. Methods A qualitative research, the present study uses a conventional content analysis design. The participants were 16 members of the families of COVID-19 victims selected from medical centers in Iran from February to May 2020 via purposeful sampling. Sampling continued to the point of data saturation Data were collected via semi-structured individual interviews conducted online. The collected data were analyzed according to the conventional qualitative content analysis approach. Results Analyses of the data yielded two main themes and seven categories. Emotional shock included (feelings of guilt and rumination, bitter farewell, strange burial and concern about unreligious burial), and fear of the future included (instability in the family, lack of job security and difficult financial conditions, Stigmatization and complications in social interactions). Conclusion The families of COVID-19 deceased victims are affected by various psychological crises which have exposed them to a deep sense of loss and emotional shock. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a cultural context which recognizes and supports all the various aspects of the mental health of these families.

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“…Further, the authors consulted a qualitative researcher in the authors’ institution to achieve an accepted level of informal reliability and validity. Our study followed Lincoln and Guba’s [ 48 ] approach which suggests using four definitive criteria (e.g., credibility, dependability, confirmability, and transferability) to ensure trustworthiness and acceptability of qualitative data (see also Ahmadian et al [ 49 ]). Finally, illustrative names (e.g., population control through COVID-19 vaccine) were given to the themes [ 50 ].…”

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#Scamdemic, #Plandemic, or #Scaredemic: What Parler Social Media Platform Tells Us about COVID-19 Vaccine

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This study aims to understand public discussions regarding COVID-19 vaccine on Parler, a newer social media platform that recently gained in popularity. Through analyzing a random sample (n = 400) of Parler posts using the hashtags #COVID19Vaccine and #NoCovidVaccine, we use the concept of echo chambers to understand users’ discussions through a text analytics approach. Thematic analysis reveals five key themes: reasons to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine (40%), side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine (28%), population control through the COVID-19 vaccine (23%), children getting vaccinated without parental consent (5%), and comparison of other health issues with COVID-19 (2%). Textual analysis shows that the most frequently used words in the corpus were: nocovidvaccine (348); vaccine (264); covid (184); covid19 (157); and vaccines (128). These findings suggest that users adopted different terms and hashtags to express their beliefs regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Further, findings revealed that users used certain hashtags such as “echo” to encourage like-minded people to reinforce their existing beliefs on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and vaccine acceptance. These findings have implications for public health communication in attempts to correct false narratives on social media platforms. Through widely sharing the scientific findings of COVID-19 vaccine-related studies can help individuals understand the COVID-19 vaccines efficacy accurately.

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Stressors experienced by the family members of brain-dead people during the process of organ donation: A qualitative study

Cited by 14 publications

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The obstacles to organ donation following brain death in Iran: a qualitative study

The obstacles to organ donation following brain death in Iran: a qualitative study

The mental health crises of the families of COVID-19 victims: a qualitative study

#Scamdemic, #Plandemic, or #Scaredemic: What Parler Social Media Platform Tells Us about COVID-19 Vaccine

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