Journal of Nephrology & Therapeutics

Mahvash Salsali

Publications

• Research Article
  Iranian Living Related Donors: Motivation for Kidney Donation
  Author(s): Ziba Borzabadi Farahani, Maryam Esmaeili, Mahvash Salsali and Nahid Dehghan NayeriZiba Borzabadi Farahani, Maryam Esmaeili, Mahvash Salsali and Nahid Dehghan Nayeri
  
  Aim: This study sought to explore factors affecting Iranian living related donors’ motivation for kidney donation. Background: Living related donor kidney transplant is an ideal treatment among other options for chronic renal failure due to the greater compatibility of donor and recipient’s human leukocyte antigen. Accordingly, identifying factors affecting living related donors’ motivation for kidney donation is essential for transplant teams, including nurses, and can help them adopt strategies for encouraging family members to donate. Methods: This was a descriptive qualitative study to which fourteen family donors (six females and eight males) were recruited purposively from transplantation centers of all teaching hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0959.1000253

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