Medicinski Glasnik
Volume 15, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 192-198

The effect of changing one’s country of residence on the decision to become an organ donor: The experience of religious immigrant women living in Sweden (Article)

Krupić F.* , Šadić S. , Čustović S. , Jašarević M. , Fazlić M. , Samuelsson K.
  • a Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden, Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital Östra, Gothenburg, Sweden, University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Clinic for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • b University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Clinic for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • c University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Clinic for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • d University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Clinic for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • e University Clinical Centre Tuzla, Clinic for Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • f Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Mölndal, Sweden

Abstract

Aim To explore and elucidate women’s knowledge of and willingness to take part in organ donation, and to explore if their opinions were changed by coming to Sweden. Methods The study was designed as a qualitative study using data from interviews with women from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Croatia and Kosovo. The inclusion criteria were women who were immigrants in Sweden and have lived in Sweden for more than 10 years. Five groups including forty-five women were invited to participate in the study and 39 agreed. The women were aged 29 to 73 years (mean 52.5 years). Results Regarding knowledge and information about organ donation, most women found it very important to be able to talk about such things. However, the knowledge and information about organ donation of almost all the women was at a very low level. None of the women changed their opinion on the organ donation and attitudes from their countries of origin. All women firmly emphasized and explained that by coming to another state they do not become a different person and retain all values they had and with which were born in home country. Conclusion It is important to study how to find new ways to communicate and work with minorities and vulnerable groups in order to discuss organ donation with all those who could be potential donors in the Swedish health care system. © 2018, Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

qualitative research immigrants Anthropological aspects Organ donation Knowledge Gender

Index Keywords

cultural anthropology immigrant Europe, Eastern Tissue Donors donor Croatia Kosovo human middle aged Ethnic Groups ethnic group Bosnia and Herzegovina Aged Eastern Europe religion qualitative research organ donor Tissue and Organ Procurement interview transplantation Sweden Humans migrant male Emigrants and Immigrants female clinical article Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Article adult gender human experiment migration Emigration and Immigration health care system decision making attitude to health Culture
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85056390924&doi=10.17392%2f953-18&partnerID=40&md5=6e6660ac9bcff2d3ae8558e2c5accfca
DOI: 10.17392/953-18
ISSN: 18400132
Original Language: English