Attitudes among blacks toward donating kidneys for transplantation: a pilot project.
PATIENTS REQUIRING KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS HAVE THREE POSSIBLE SOURCES: (1) a kidney from an individual who dies suddenly (approval for the transplant must be given by the next-of-kin of the deceased); (2) a kidney from a relative; and (3) a kidney from one who "willed" it to be transplanted following his or her death. Each of these circumstances requires decision making. On the basis of this information, a research program designed to determine the nature of attitudes of blacks toward kidney donations was developed. Results disclosed a lack of knowledge about kidney transplantation; disassociation and lack of communication between blacks and the medical community; religious fears; fears of premature death; and racism.
D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement