Deservingness and Gratitude in the Context of Heart Transplantation

O’Brien, Geraldine; Donaghue, Ngaire; Walker, Iain; Wood, Clare

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“…The identified themes, all concerning psychosocial aspects and practicalities of organ transplantation, were most efficiently categorised chronologically: Pre-transplant, Transplant, and Post-transplant. Papers from seven studies reported results from all three periods [32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]; the remainder were concerned with one or two periods only, such as the post-transplant experience [29,30,[40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47] or the time surrounding transplantation [33,37,39,48]. Each chronological period had several sub-themes (often repeated in more than one chronological period and often interconnected), which are described below.…”

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The experiences of adult heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation recipients: A systematic review of qualitative research evidence

Stubber

Kirkman

2020

PLoS ONE

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Aim To review evidence about the experience of being the recipient of a donated heart, lungs, or heart and lungs. Design A systematic review (registered with PROSPERO: CRD42017067218), in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Data sources Seven databases and Google Scholar were searched in May 2017 and July 2019 for papers reporting English-language research that had used qualitative methods to investigate experiences of adult recipients. Review methods Quality was assessed and results were analysed thematically. Results 24 papers (reporting 20 studies) were eligible and included. Their results were organised into three chronological periods: pre-transplant (encompassing the themes of ‘dynamic psychosocial impact’, ‘resources and support’), transplant (‘The Call’, ‘intensive care unit’), and post-transplant (‘dynamic psychosocial impact’, ‘management’, ‘rejection’). Sub-themes were also identified. It was evident that contemplating and accepting listing for transplantation entailed or amplified realisation of the precipitating illness’s existential threat. The period surrounding transplantation surgery was marked by profound, often surreal, experiences. Thereafter, although life usually improved, it incorporated unforeseen challenges. The transplantation clinic remained important to the recipient. The meaning of the clinic and its staff could be both reassuring (providing care and support) and threatening (representing onerous medical requirements and potential organ rejection). Conclusion This review has implications for the psychosocial care of transplant recipients and indicates the need for further research to gain insight into the experience of receiving a donated heart and/or lung. Impact Medical consequences of heart and lung transplantation are well documented; this is the first systematic review of research using qualitative methods to investigate the experience of heart, lung, and heart-and-lung transplantation. The psychosocial impact of transplantation was found to be dynamic and complex, with notable features evident before, during, and after transplantation. Clinic staff remained significant to recipients. It is clear that recipients need continuing psychosocial as well as medical support.

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The experiences of adult heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation recipients: A systematic review of qualitative research evidence

Stubber

Kirkman

2020

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“…The concept of the gift embodies a reciprocity that can never be repaid (Siminoff & Chillag, ) and assumes the giver must make a sacrifice that has no gain (Rapport & Maggs, ). The meanings associated with the “gift” are multifaceted and can potentially influence perceptions of organ donation in both positive and negative directions (see O'Brien, Donaghue, Walker, & Wood, ; Shaw & Webb, ).…”

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When is the gift given? Organ donation, social representations, and an opportunity to register

Moloney

Sutherland

Norton

et al. 2019

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The gift of life doctrine underpins Australia's approach to organ donation: in legislation, clinical practice, community awareness campaigns, and educational activities. In this paper, we present an approach that situates an understanding of organ donation within a social representation framework as a system of values, ideas, and practices. In cadaveric donation, the final giving-of-the-gift can never be by the donor, leading us to ask where the potential donor's decision to give the gift really lies. We present research from three studies that explored the relationship between what was socially understood about organ donation and the registration of donation intent. Drawing from three socially and culturally diverse populations, we asked people working in a corporate city institution and those attending two football matches in the outer city area to complete a word-association task and Likert-scale belief questions about organ donation-followed by an opportunity to register immediately on the Australian Organ Donor Register. Driven by the interdependent themata of life/death and self/other, the gift of life doctrine is inextricably linked with the loss of life emerging as both positive and negative beliefs allowing their relationship to actual registration behaviour to be observed. Our findings suggest that in many instances, the potential donor's genuine desire to give the gift lies in the tension between positive and ---

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“…De fato, a análise realizada no presente trabalho identificou a gratidão como central às questões de doação. Isso se confirma em estudos recentes sobre as distintas nuanças da gratidão manifestadas por doadores e receptores na doação de órgãos (O'Brien, Donaghue, Walker, & Wood, 2014), embriões (Scully, Haimes, Mitzkat, Porz, & Rehmann-Sutter, 2012) ou sangue (Snelling, 2014).…”

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A Doação na Literatura Científica Nacional: Contribuições à Psicologia Moral

Souza

Freitas

2019

Psico-USF

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Resumo Conduziu-se uma revisão da literatura científica nacional publicada sobre doação com o objetivo de identificar temas para pesquisas no campo da Psicologia Moral. Os 49 artigos analisados abordaram doação de sangue, córneas, leite humano, medula óssea, gametas, órgãos e tecidos. O tratamento qualitativo sobre os artigos envolveu análise temática e o software NVivo. Sete temas resultaram da análise: por que doar, por que não doar, princípios e valores, sentimentos negativos, religião, mídia e esperança. Aspectos morais (compaixão, empatia, altruísmo, generosidade, gratidão) destacaram-se como antecedentes ou consequentes da doação. Evidenciou-se a ausência de artigos sobre doação de agasalhos, brinquedos, alimentos, livros - objetos com custo pessoal destacadamente menor do que os identificados na literatura. A compreensão das idiossincrasias de doadores e receptores, pelo estudo das virtudes, por exemplo, pode colaborar para a compreensão da doação e para aplicações sociais e educativas para promovê-la.

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Deservingness and Gratitude in the Context of Heart Transplantation

Cited by 22 publications

References 36 publications

The experiences of adult heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation recipients: A systematic review of qualitative research evidence

The experiences of adult heart, lung, and heart-lung transplantation recipients: A systematic review of qualitative research evidence

When is the gift given? Organ donation, social representations, and an opportunity to register

A Doação na Literatura Científica Nacional: Contribuições à Psicologia Moral

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