The Experience of Brain Death Patient's Families Regarding Communication and Familiarity with the Family and the Receptor of the Body Tissue

The aim of this study was to clarify the experience of brain death patients’ families regarding communication and familiarity with the family and the receptor of the body tissue by using a qualitative method. This study was done by applying a qualitative and phenomenological research approach. For this purpose, the unstructured and deep interviews were conducted with 5 families of cerebral death patients who donated the tissue and who were in communication with the receptors of the tissue so that the families stated their experiences about this phenomenon. The data resulted from this interviews were analyzed using Colaaizi method. The findings of this survey may be classified within four general concepts; donation intent, the requirement of appreciation, feeling lonely and domination. The findings of this study could present a clear view of cerebral death patients families experiences who were in communication with the receptors. The experiences of these families showed that familiarity and communication with each other requires the involvement of psychologists and counseling professionals.