2022 Volume 11 Issue 3 Pages 169-176
This study aimed to identify psychosocial and behavioral factors associated with attitudes of unrelated donors during coordination. A qualitative survey was performed using semistructured interviews employing social marketing methods. Unrelated donors who received notification of a match within a year before the start of this survey and were aged between 20 and 40 years at the time were targeted, and consequently 8 donors who donated stem cells (the donation group) and 10 who did not donate stem cells (the non-donation group) were enrolled. The interviewer determined that the non-donation group included donors with and without a high intention to donate. The donation group and the individuals in the non-donation group with a high intention to donate fully recognized the importance of being a match and of donating stem cells, and did not express strong concerns over physical burdens such as associated complications. On the other hand, those without a high intention to donate demonstrated a low acceptance of physical burdens, as expressed by statements such as “I would accept donation of peripheral blood stem cells, but not bone marrow”. Among donors with a high intention to donate, the most common reasons for discontinuing donor coordination were “work” and “family”.
