Healthcare professionals', students', patients' and donors' perceptions of stem cell research and therapy: a systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Stem cell research (SCR) and the biomedical potential of developing therapies are crucial topics in biomedicine. Like other biotechnologies, stem cells are context specific entities understood through local conceptualisations of culture, politics, nationhood, as well as their perceived therapeutic efficacy. There is a need to recognise how these developments are understood within the healthcare community and by those who may use them. This protocol describes a systematic literature review that aims to explore healthcare professionals', healthcare students', patients', and donors' perceptions of SCR and therapy (SCR/T) and the factors that influence their perceptions.

Methods and analysis

Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyse

SUBMITTER: Shaw MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6398628 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature