Canadian Medical Association Journal publishes study on how things can be done better for families when there is a request for organ donations
There are better ways to help families when a loved one has died and there is a request for organ donation, said a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal this week. The study was published on Monday.
One part of the study learned that it often happens that family members can have a hard time accepting the death of a loved one and are not fully ready to process the decisions to allow organs to be recovered from the body in a timely manner. Family members also expressed a wish to have more information on who received the organs as it was found to ease the grieving process knowing that another person has life thanks to their loved one. Some family members also said that not knowing how the organs were used or donated to another patient only added to their grief.