TY - JOUR T1 - Attitudes about organ transplantation reflected different conceptions of the body JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 31 LP - 31 DO - 10.1136/ebn.5.1.31 VL - 5 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2002/01/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/5/1/31.abstract N2 - Sanner MA.Exchanging spare parts or becoming a new person? People's attitudes toward receiving and donating organs.Soc Sci Med2001 May;52:1491–9 QUESTION: What are the feelings and ideas of the public about receiving and donating organs for transplantation? Hermeneutics.Sweden.A purposive sample of 69 people (age range 18–69 y, 54% men) who were registered bone marrow donors (n=31), blood donors (n=17), or members of the general public (n=21).Interviews of 75–135 minutes were unstructured. Analysis of transcripts was based on hermeneutics and focused on identification of typical attitude patterns related to receiving and donating organs.44 respondents had positive attitudes about organ donation, 21 had negative attitudes, and 4 were undecided. 53 respondents had positive attitudes about receipt of organs, 5 had negative attitudes, and 11 were undecided. Respondents seemed to fit into one of 7 typical attitude patterns regarding willingness to receive and donate organs.The attitude pattern of willingness both to receive and give was characterised by a perspective of the body as an object or machine, where parts could easily be exchanged. The … ER -