Religious belief and donation of organs and tissues: integrative review of literature

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https://doi.org/10.5902/217976922790

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Directed tissue donation, Ethics, Organ transplantation, Religion

Abstract

This study aims to analyzing whether religion interfere in the decision for donors and/or their family to consent to both organ donation and the process of organ collection and transplantation. This integrating literature review has been carried out through searches in SciELO, MEDLINE and LILACS databases, from 1995 to 2010, using the following words: organ donation, organ transplantation, ethics, religion, and religious belief. Nineteen papers have been selected. We have concluded that spiritual beliefs have influence on decision-making. No religion has been completely contrary to donation, but the belief of death being related to heart failure, and the rituals associated with the dead body hinder the possibilities of adhering to donation and, ultimately, to transplantation

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Sílvia Ferazzo, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, RS

Enfermaira. Graduação na Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos -UNISINOS.

Mara Ambrosina de Oliveira Vargas, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, RS

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Professor titular Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS. Coordenadora especialização Enfermagem em Terapia Intensiva pela UNISINOS E Universidade corporativa Hospital Mãe de Deus.

Joel Rolim Mancia, Centro Universitário Metodista, Porto Alegre, RS

Enfermeiro. Doutorado Enfermagem/UFSC. Professor do Centro Universitario Metodista – IPA.

Flávia Regina Souza Ramos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC

Enfermeira, Doutora em Filosofia em Enfermagem, Professora do Depto de Enfermagem e Coord. do Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem da UFSC, Pesquisadora (Pq CNPq).

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Published

2011-10-25

How to Cite

Ferazzo, S., Vargas, M. A. de O., Mancia, J. R., & Ramos, F. R. S. (2011). Religious belief and donation of organs and tissues: integrative review of literature. Revista De Enfermagem Da UFSM, 1(3), 449–460. https://doi.org/10.5902/217976922790

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Vol. 1 No. 3 (2011)

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Artigos de revisão

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