title: A qualitative examination of the needs of families faced with the option of organ donation.
abstract: Fewer than half of families approached about organ donation provide consent. Identifying specific support needs of family members in these situations is critical to help them cope and for improving consent rates. This focus group study retrospectively investigated donor and non-donor family members' perceived social support needs while facing the death of their loved one. Implications for nursing care and other interventions are discussed for interested healthcare providers.
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Ethics, Albany Medical College, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA. jacobyl@mail.amc.edu
authors.forename: Liva H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Jacoby
authors.forename: Carmen Radecki
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Breitkopf
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Pease
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006117:Grief; D006266:Health Education; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D018907:Privacy; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D029181:Spirituality; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods