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dc.contributor.authorSharp, Chloeen
dc.contributor.authorRandhawa, Gurchen
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-28T11:46:27Z
dc.date.available2017-09-28T11:46:27Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-03
dc.identifier.citationSharp C, Randhawa G (2015) 'UK Polish migrant attitudes toward deceased organ donation: findings from a pilot study', Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 17 (4), pp.1157-1162.en
dc.identifier.issn1557-1912
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10903-014-0070-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10547/622256
dc.description.abstractThere is a critical shortage of transplantable organs in the UK. At present, there is no literature on Polish migrants’ (the fastest growing community in the UK) attitudes toward organ donation. This is the first study to explore the views of the Polish community towards organ donation in the UK. There were 31 participants that took part in semi-structured interviews or small focus groups to discuss organ donation for approximately 1½–2 h. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using grounded theory methods to elicit thematic categories and sub-categories. Overall, participants had a positive attitude towards organ donation but demonstrated a lack of knowledge about the organ donation systems and processes in the UK and wanted to learn more about these issues. As little detailed data on ethnicity is collected on the NHS Organ Donor Register and on the active transplant waiting list, it is currently unclear as to how organ donation affects the Polish community living in the UK. However, the findings of the study highlight the Polish community could benefit from tailored education for a clearer understanding of organ donation processes and systems in the UK and registering as an organ donor.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringer New York LLCen
dc.relation.urlhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10903-014-0070-3en
dc.rightsGreen - can archive pre-print and post-print or publisher's version/PDF
dc.subjectdonor cardsen
dc.subjectmigrantsen
dc.subjectorgan donationen
dc.subjectattitudesen
dc.subjectPolanden
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen
dc.subjectC841 Health Psychologyen
dc.titleUK Polish migrant attitudes toward deceased organ donation: findings from a pilot studyen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Immigrant and Minority Healthen
dc.date.updated2017-09-28T10:18:33Z
dc.description.noteNo full text attached, but pre-April 2016, so validated anyhow.
html.description.abstractThere is a critical shortage of transplantable organs in the UK. At present, there is no literature on Polish migrants’ (the fastest growing community in the UK) attitudes toward organ donation. This is the first study to explore the views of the Polish community towards organ donation in the UK. There were 31 participants that took part in semi-structured interviews or small focus groups to discuss organ donation for approximately 1½–2 h. Interviews were transcribed and analysed using grounded theory methods to elicit thematic categories and sub-categories. Overall, participants had a positive attitude towards organ donation but demonstrated a lack of knowledge about the organ donation systems and processes in the UK and wanted to learn more about these issues. As little detailed data on ethnicity is collected on the NHS Organ Donor Register and on the active transplant waiting list, it is currently unclear as to how organ donation affects the Polish community living in the UK. However, the findings of the study highlight the Polish community could benefit from tailored education for a clearer understanding of organ donation processes and systems in the UK and registering as an organ donor.


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