Article: Voices of donors: case reports of body donation in Hong Kong

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TitleVoices of donors: case reports of body donation in Hong Kong
AuthorsChiu, HY1
Ng, KS1
Ma, SK1
Chan, CH1
Ng, SW1
Tipoe, GL1
Chan, LK1
KeywordsBequest program
Body donation
Cadaver
Chinese culture
Medical education
Issue Date2012
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1935-9780/issues/
CitationAnatomical Sciences Education, 2012, v. 5 n. 5, p. 295-300 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ase.1280
AbstractBody donation is important for medical education and academic research. However, it is relatively rare in Hong Kong when compared with many Western countries. Comprehensive research has been performed on the motivation for body donation in Western countries; however, there is still insufficient research on body donation in Hong Kong to provide information on how to increase the body-donation rate. To understand the factors involved in the decision to donate one's body, the authors interviewed a registered donor and the daughter of another donor in Hong Kong. The authors interpreted the information collected in light of the available published reports, which mostly focus on body donation in Western countries. Despite the consistency of some demographic factors and motivations between the participants in our study and those investigated in the published reports from Western countries, there are differences in education level and socioeconomic status between the donors in our study and those from Western studies. The authors also suggest that Confucianism and Buddhism in Chinese culture may motivate potential body donors in Hong Kong. Other important factors that influence the body-donation decision may include family members' body donation, registration as organ donors, and good doctor-patient relationships. Although case report studies have their limitations, this study allows us to explore the complexity of events and establish the interconnectivity of factors involved in body donation, which could not be achieved in previous survey-based studies.
ISSN1935-9772
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.078
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ase.1280
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dc.contributor.authorChiu, HY
dc.contributor.authorNg, KS
dc.contributor.authorMa, SK
dc.contributor.authorChan, CH
dc.contributor.authorNg, SW
dc.contributor.authorTipoe, GL
dc.contributor.authorChan, LK
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-26T05:58:40Z
dc.date.available2012-06-26T05:58:40Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractBody donation is important for medical education and academic research. However, it is relatively rare in Hong Kong when compared with many Western countries. Comprehensive research has been performed on the motivation for body donation in Western countries; however, there is still insufficient research on body donation in Hong Kong to provide information on how to increase the body-donation rate. To understand the factors involved in the decision to donate one's body, the authors interviewed a registered donor and the daughter of another donor in Hong Kong. The authors interpreted the information collected in light of the available published reports, which mostly focus on body donation in Western countries. Despite the consistency of some demographic factors and motivations between the participants in our study and those investigated in the published reports from Western countries, there are differences in education level and socioeconomic status between the donors in our study and those from Western studies. The authors also suggest that Confucianism and Buddhism in Chinese culture may motivate potential body donors in Hong Kong. Other important factors that influence the body-donation decision may include family members' body donation, registration as organ donors, and good doctor-patient relationships. Although case report studies have their limitations, this study allows us to explore the complexity of events and establish the interconnectivity of factors involved in body donation, which could not be achieved in previous survey-based studies.
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dc.identifier.citationAnatomical Sciences Education, 2012, v. 5 n. 5, p. 295-300 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ase.1280
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ase.1280
dc.identifier.epage300
dc.identifier.hkuros200048
dc.identifier.hkuros201852
dc.identifier.issn1935-9772
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.078
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.pmid22532489
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84859932880
dc.identifier.spage295
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/149788
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.. The Journal's web site is located at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1935-9780/issues/
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofAnatomical Sciences Education
dc.rightsAnatomical Sciences Education. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons, Inc..
dc.subjectBequest program
dc.subjectBody donation
dc.subjectCadaver
dc.subjectChinese culture
dc.subjectMedical education
dc.titleVoices of donors: case reports of body donation in Hong Kong
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine