Public preferences for the allocation of donor organs for transplantation: Focus group discussions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deceased donor organs are scarce resources because of a large supply-and-demand mismatch. This scarcity leads to an ethical dilemma, forcing priority-setting of how these organs should be allocated and whom to leave behind.

Objective

To explore public preferences for the allocation of donor organs in regard to ethical aspects of distributive justice.

Methods

Focus groups were facilitated between November and December 2018 at Hannover Medical School. Participants were recruited locally. Transcripts were assessed with content analysis using the deductive framework method. All identified and discussed criteria were grouped according to the principles of distributive justice and reported following the COREQ statement.

Results

Six focus groups with 31 par

SUBMITTER: Oedingen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7321724 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature