title: Blood transfusion from the recipient's perspective.
abstract: This paper reports on an interpretative research study that set out to develop a rich description of patients' experiences of the process of preparing for and receiving a blood transfusion. The themes of information-giving and receiving; reactions, both physical and emotional; and the care and treatment participants received through the experience are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Nursing, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hodgkinson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thorp
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D018579:Patient Selection; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D065227:Transfusion Reaction