A qualitative study of the spirituality of volunteers registered for human organ donation

Abstract Background Exploring the spiritual cognition of human organ donation registration volunteers, aiming to provide new ideas for promoting the development of organ donation through this perspective. Methods This qualitative research was conducted following the conventional content analysis met...

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Main Authors: Yueyan Zhao, Qunfang Miao, Lingjing Qiu, Tingting Hu
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Published: BMC 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-025-01173-w
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author Yueyan Zhao
Qunfang Miao
Lingjing Qiu
Tingting Hu
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Tingting Hu
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description Abstract Background Exploring the spiritual cognition of human organ donation registration volunteers, aiming to provide new ideas for promoting the development of organ donation through this perspective. Methods This qualitative research was conducted following the conventional content analysis method. 10 registered volunteers for human organ donation were selected from July to December 2023 for face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Snowball sampling was employed to select the participants. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted for data gathering. Theoretical saturation was achieved through 10 interviews. Colaizzi phenomenological 7-step analysis method was used to analyze the interview content. Results The spirituality of registered volunteers for human organ donation can be summarized into three themes and seven sub themes: ① Spiritual Understanding (Love & Life Extension, Dedication to society, Death elevates life); ② The Supporting Role of Spirituality (Become a spiritual motivation for a better life, self-transcendence ); ③ The Spiritual Emotional Value of Organ Donation (Sense of accomplishment and pride, Sense of complexity and ambivalence). Conclusion The willingness to donate organs is closely related to spirituality. By understanding the spirituality of this group, it is possible to take an important step in promoting the development of organ donation.
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spelling doaj-art-321b9310e315452788fe1b045f98988b2025-02-02T12:41:36ZengBMCBMC Medical Ethics1472-69392025-01-012611910.1186/s12910-025-01173-wA qualitative study of the spirituality of volunteers registered for human organ donationYueyan Zhao0Qunfang Miao1Lingjing Qiu2Tingting Hu3School of Nursing, Hangzhou Normal University School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal UniversitySchool of Nursing, Hangzhou Normal UniversitySchool of Nursing, Hangzhou Normal UniversityAbstract Background Exploring the spiritual cognition of human organ donation registration volunteers, aiming to provide new ideas for promoting the development of organ donation through this perspective. Methods This qualitative research was conducted following the conventional content analysis method. 10 registered volunteers for human organ donation were selected from July to December 2023 for face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Snowball sampling was employed to select the participants. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted for data gathering. Theoretical saturation was achieved through 10 interviews. Colaizzi phenomenological 7-step analysis method was used to analyze the interview content. Results The spirituality of registered volunteers for human organ donation can be summarized into three themes and seven sub themes: ① Spiritual Understanding (Love & Life Extension, Dedication to society, Death elevates life); ② The Supporting Role of Spirituality (Become a spiritual motivation for a better life, self-transcendence ); ③ The Spiritual Emotional Value of Organ Donation (Sense of accomplishment and pride, Sense of complexity and ambivalence). Conclusion The willingness to donate organs is closely related to spirituality. By understanding the spirituality of this group, it is possible to take an important step in promoting the development of organ donation.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-025-01173-wSpiritualityOrgan donationQualitative study
spellingShingle Yueyan Zhao
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Lingjing Qiu
Tingting Hu
A qualitative study of the spirituality of volunteers registered for human organ donation
BMC Medical Ethics
Spirituality
Organ donation
Qualitative study
title A qualitative study of the spirituality of volunteers registered for human organ donation
title_full A qualitative study of the spirituality of volunteers registered for human organ donation
title_fullStr A qualitative study of the spirituality of volunteers registered for human organ donation
title_full_unstemmed A qualitative study of the spirituality of volunteers registered for human organ donation
title_short A qualitative study of the spirituality of volunteers registered for human organ donation
title_sort qualitative study of the spirituality of volunteers registered for human organ donation
topic Spirituality
Organ donation
Qualitative study
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-025-01173-w
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