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A qualitative study exploring barriers and facilitators in deceased organ donation process among transplant coordinators in India

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Abstract

Although India's organ donation rate is less than 1 per million population, significant disparities exist between the regions and centres within the country, leading to varying consent rates among different organ donation centres. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the experience of transplant coordinators and their barriers and facilitators in the deceased organ donation process across various organ donation centres in India. A phenomenological study using interviews was conducted among fourteen transplant coordinators purposefully recruited from public and private organ donation centres in India, with experience between six years and more than a decade. Audio recordings were transcribed and analysed using framework analysis. Five themes were identified namely: (1) supportive management policies, (2) infrastructure for the deceased organ donation process, (3) delays in the processing time, (4) active involvement in the identification process, and (5) explaining the concept of brain death. The study identifies that implementation priorities include strengthening teamwork, streamlining processes, optimising infrastructure for sensitive discussions, efficient donor identification, and empathetic handling of donor families' grief stages. Collaborating with law enforcement, applying successful medico-legal strategies, improving family communication, and clarifying brain death concepts ethically and legally can boost consent rates, fostering informed decisions and possibly achieving self-sufficiency in deceased organ donation.

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Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Article number

28773

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Scientific Reports (Volume 14, Issue 1)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 18/11/2024
  • Published - 20/11/2024

Publication status

Published - 20/11/2024

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/626433
  • ORCID: /0000-0001-7681-1430/work/172131700
  • Scopus: 85209821746
  • PubMed: 39567632

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