Problems faced by recipients, donors, and their families following living donor liver transplantation and support they require

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593293
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: MOROOKA Yuki 大阪大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 講師 (40379269)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): UMESHITA Koji 大阪大学, 医学系研究科, 教授 (60252649)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 生体肝移植 / 生体ドナー / レシピエント / QOL / 移植医療 / 周手術期看護

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the problems faced by donors, recipients, and their families following living donor liver transplantation and to examine the support they require. The results revealed that the living donors experienced “thankfulness” and “a sense of limitation” toward the transplantation surgery; these experiences appeared to be influenced by the recipients’ situation. In addition, it was revealed that the recipients experienced “anxiety” for their donors and families. Furthermore, we interviewed transplant coordinators regarding family problems. From these results, the donors’ and recipients’ families should receive support based on the family members’ feelings toward each other, because their problems could be influenced by the situations of others.

Free Research Field

移植看護