A Study Toward Establishing a Continuous Nursing Care System for Living Kidney Donors

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25670955
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: St. Luke's International University
• Principal Investigator: Takada Yukie 聖路加国際大学, 看護学部, 助教 (80529371)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 生体腎移植 / ドナー / 継続的支援システム / 看護

Outline of Final Research Achievements

[Subjects / Methods] A fact-finding survey on nursing care and issues in nursing care of living kidney donors were conducted targeting nurses. A survey on nursing care needs was conducted targeting living kidney donors. [Results] Nurses are often required to do double duty, approximately 90% of them responded that there were problems with the nursing care for living kidney donors. The issues included lack of long-term moral support, continuous physical follow-ups, and the confirmation and guarantee of their voluntary commitment. The donors’ needs in nursing care included a consultation service, moral support, lifelong follow-ups, and opportunities to share their experiences. [Conclusions] The narratives of the kidney donors can be utilized to help potential donors in decision-making. It’s necessary to provide donors with opportunities to share their experiences. When there is negative change in the recipient’s condition, which is the crucial time to make contact with the donor.

Free Research Field

移植看護