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    Ethical and cultural issues in transplantation: The views and attitudes of nurses
    (Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020) Gezginci, Elif; Baltacı Göktaş, Sonay; Ça?layan, Sabiha
    Organ transplantation is lifesaving for individuals with end-stage organ failure. However, many people are still waiting for organ transplantation due to religious beliefs and the perspectives of society. Many studies on organ donation have shown that the knowledge levels and attitudes of nurses have an important effect on organ donation rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate the views and attitudes of nurses about ethical and cultural issues related to transplantation. This descriptive study was conducted on 220 nurses who worked in a university hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. Data were collected using a questionnaire form included sociodemographic characteristics, ethical-cultural values, and knowledge levels about transplantation of the participants. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used for the analysis of data. The mean age of the participants was 24.8 ± 6.04 years. Sixty percent of the participants reported that a person with brain-death was the most ideal candidate for organ donation. Seventy-seven percent of them suggested that organ sale was the most common ethical problem in organ transplantation. Sixty-three percent reported that the patient awaiting transplantation for a long time had priority order for organ transplantation. Most of the nurses (91.0%) believed that organ transplantation was religiously and culturally appropriate; however, 67.7% of them reported that it was not considered appropriate by the society due to religious and cultural beliefs. Sixty-two percent of them suggested that the society believed that organ transplantation was unlawful (haram) religiously. Nurses generally had positive views and attitudes about organ transplantation.
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    Social support perceptions and hope levels of patients waiting for organ transplantation
    (Elsevier Science, 2019) Göktaş, Sonay; Köroğlu Çamdeviren, Esra; Gezginci, Elif; Nargız Koşucu, Sibel
    Background. The aim of this study was to determine the social support perceptions and hope levels of patients waiting for organ transplantation. Method. A sample of the descriptive study consisted of a total of 136 patients who attended to the dialysis unit of a university hospital in Istanbul between January and May 2017. Data were collected using the Patient Information Form, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the Herth Hope Scale. Results. The mean age of the participants was 49.0 +/- 1.15; 55.9% were male, 67.6% were married, and 41.2% were primary school graduates. A statistically significant difference was found between total perceived social support scores and age ratios. There was a statistically significant difference between participants' marital status and income level with total hope scores. There was a statistically significant difference between total hope scores and having chronic illness. There was a statistically significant difference between total perceived social support scores and having organ transplantation in the family or relatives. A statistically significant difference was found between total perceived social support and total hope scores with feelings perceived by family or relatives. A significant weak positive correlation between total perceived social support scores and total hope scores was found. Conclusion. According to this study, the sociodemographic characteristics of individuals waiting for transplantation affected their social support perceptions and hope levels. It seems that hope levels increased as family or relatives social support increased.