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  • Volume:24 Issue:3
  • A NIGHTMARE FOR TRANSPLANT PHYSICIANS: BONE MARROW DONOR CANDIDATES WITHDRAWING FROM THE DONATION PR...

A NIGHTMARE FOR TRANSPLANT PHYSICIANS: BONE MARROW DONOR CANDIDATES WITHDRAWING FROM THE DONATION PROCESS

Authors : İbrahim EKER, Yeter DÜZENLİ KAR, Nilgün EROĞLU, Özge VURAL, Kadriye AVCI, Görkem GÜLGÜN, Ali ARAN, Yasin Akif GÜL, Ahmet Oğuz TUĞCU, Gökçenur IŞIK, Raşit HOŞGEL
Pages : 305-313
Doi:10.18229/kocatepetip.1073249
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Publication Date : 2023-07-13
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :OBJECTIVE: Although there have been remarkable developments regarding stem-cell transplantation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HSCT); in Turkey, but the number of people who would like to be stem cell donors is not yet at the desired level. The present study aimed to assess the effect of the training delivered by specialists on the thoughts and decisions of the health employees working in our center on being HSCT donors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Employees in the health sector who have not received any training in HSCT were included in the study. A half-hour of collective training for all participants was delivered by the General Directorate of Health Services Turkey Stem Cell Coordination Center insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TÜRKÖK); on January 11-12, 2018. The present study included 274 health employeeswho attended the training delivered by TÜRKÖK. The pre-testand post-test were applied to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants, their knowledge andattitudes about stem cell transplantation before and after thetraining, and the factors that motivate and prevent them frombeing a donor. RESULTS: Among the 95 participants, who did not think about being a donor before receiving education, the factors that caused them to not want to be a donor the most were their distrust of the health system insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(16.5%);, the worry of causing pain insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15.4%);, and the thought that being a bone marrow donor had a negative impact on health insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13.4%);. A statistically significant increase was found in the rate of those who think about becoming a stem cell transplant donor after education insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p:,0001);, those who think they have enough information about stem cell transplant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p:,0001);, those who think they know where to apply to be a stem cell donor insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p:,000); those who thought that the society was sufficiently informed about stem cell transplantation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p:,0001);. While 67.3% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(171 people); of the participants stated that their determination to be a donor would continue until the end of the whole process, 32.7% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(83 people); stated that they could stop being a donor. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that continuing giving such trainings, especially in institutions, will contribute to the increase of the number of stem cell donor volunteers to a sufficient level by raising awareness on the subject and reducing false beliefs in our country.
Keywords : HSCT, Donör, Bilgi, Tutum, Eğitim

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