Abstract
Background - Live transplantation presents many stressors for donors and recipients, yet a holistic understanding of the process, from both perspectives, is limited. Gift exchange is a theory governed by the principles of giving, receiving and reciprocating and has many similarities with the process of organ transplantation. It may therefore provide a framework for understanding donor and recipient experiences of live kidney transplantation. However, the relevance of this theory to live kidney transplantation has not previously been properly explored.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1607 - 1617 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal of Nursing Studies |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Mar 2008 |
Keywords
- donors
- gift exchange
- live kidney transplantation
- organ donation
- recipients
- transplants