Bone Marrow Donation from the Perspective of Sibling Donors

Authors

  • Érika Arantes de Oliveira-Cardoso Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto
  • Manoel Antônio dos Santos Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto
  • Ana Paula Mastropietro Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto; Hospital das Clínicas
  • Júlio César Voltarelli Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000500011

Keywords:

Tissue Donors, Family, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Mental Health

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize the sociodemographic profile of sibling bone marrow donors and to describe how they perceive the donation. This was a descriptive, exploratory and longitudinal study. Participants were 20 related bone marrow donors, between 18 and 42 years of age (mean=30.5 years, sd=7.47). Interviews were held before and immediately after the donation. Sociodemographic data were subject to descriptive statistical analysis and qualitative data to categorical content analysis. In the interviews held before the donation, stressor events were the siblings disease and treatment and the responsibility of being the donors. During the interviews after the donation, the following were mentioned: anxiety on the day before and on the day of the donation, pain the following day, and acknowledgement of the health teams support as a facilitator of the donation process. In view of the findings, it is important for the team to outline intervention strategies to meet to the donors specific needs.

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Published

2010-10-01

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 5 (2010)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Bone Marrow Donation from the Perspective of Sibling Donors . (2010). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 18(5), 911-918. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000500011