Improving the acceptance of unrelated bone marrow donation among Taiwan people: A case study of The Recruitment Group in Buddhist Tzu Chi Stem Cells Center

• Main Authors: Chia Hua Chuang, 莊家華
• Other Authors: H. M. Tseng
• Format: Others
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8344pd

碩士 === 長庚大學 === 商管專業學院碩士學位學程在職專班醫務管理組 === 102 === Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a life-saving therapy for patients with blood, metabolic or immune system disorders. There are over 23 million unrelated donors being listed worldwide, but Chinese consented to bone marrow (BM) donation are fewer than Caucasian donors. The Buddhist Recruitment Group of Tzu Chi Stem Cells Center (TCSCC) aims to build a role model to improve the acceptance of BM donation in Taiwan. This thesis presents a qualitative perspective of the people’s experience involved in the donation process. Donors, receptors, and volunteers were recruited to attend focus groups purported to discuss their knowledge, beliefs and decisions-making process related to BM donation. The findings indicated that recruitment strategies tailored to the needs of Taiwanese people used by the volunteers in the Recruitment Group are important. Volunteers provided emotional support to reduce donors’ anxiety, ease family concerns, dedicate to help donors overcome barriers, and give effort to care for their health until full recovery. The results showed that the involvement of recruitment volunteers in increasing donators’ positive feeling and strengthen motivates the public to take part in BM donation practice. In conclusion, this study summarized valuable procedures and experiences of the Recruitment Group in TCSCC and provides implications for other registries in Asia as they face similar issues brought about by recruiting Chinese donators.