Clinician and patient preferences clash over information sharing before transplantation
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 08:35
in Psychology & Sociology
Most kidney donors and recipients are in favour of exchanging personal health information that may influence success before scheduling a living organ donor transplant, while healthcare professionals are more reluctant, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The results suggest that clinicians should consider supporting and facilitating more information sharing before transplantation...