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香港中文大学研究人员 ( 现职)
| Professor Eleanor Anne HOLROYD (那打素护理学院) |
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| 数位物件识别号 (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00427-X |
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摘要This paper presents a qualitative perspective of the Chinese experience of unrelated bone marrow donation. A total population of 37 Chinese men and women, residing in Hong Kong who had donated bone marrow to an unrelated recipient were interviewed and asked their retrospective perceptions and experiences during the process of unrelated bone marrow donation. The majority was female (60%) and single (59.3%). The median age was 30.9 years. The main themes drawn from thematic content analysis included: association with bad and good fortune, religious concerns associated with complete bodies, barriers posed by the extended family, Fulfilling personal identities linked to perceptions of altruism, reciprocity and generosity and the differences between the expectations and reality of the experience of bone marrow donation. These accounts indicate how, for Chinese populations, the act of body fluid donation cannot be isolated from the experiences of life-long immersion in the dominant social and cultural processes of the time. In addition, Confucian notions of the body, the power of body fluids to pollute, the importance of blood and bones as sources of vital energy and the process of bodily transference into the after life are highlighted. Furthermore, what is also identifiably Chinese is that donation is more of a self-fulfilling act than a social act with very little familial or social recognition being accorded in the public world. The conclusion highlights how donors entered into the decision to donate with little awareness of the long-term consequences, The process, however, was seen by the donors to be beneficial. A compelling argument is made for more educational and emotional support regarding the experience of bone marrow donation from Hong Kong's formal service providers. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
着者Holroyd E, Molassiotis A
期刊名称SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
出版年份2000
月份7
日期1
卷号51
期次1
出版社PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
页次29 - 40
国际标準期刊号0277-9536
语言英式英语
关键词bone marrow donation; Chinese; Hong Kong; unrelated donors
Web of Science 学科类别Biomedical Social Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SCI; PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, SSCI; Social Sciences, Biomedical; SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL
