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Volumen 24, nº 4 de 2021
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Introduction: In living donor kidney transplantation, women are the most frequent donors. Nephrology professionals play a very important role in informing about renal replacement treatments and assisting in decision-making.
Objective: To explore how gender perspective influences living donor renal transplantation from the views of nephrology professionals.
Methodology: A qualitative phenomenological study was carried out. Thirteen professionals from the Nephrology and Renal Transplant Units in Catalonia participated in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using a thematic analysis.
Results: The opinions and perceptions of female nephrology professionals were classified according to the following topics: 1) way of informing about treatments; 2) habitual donation; 3) predisposition to donate and 4) attitude of the donor. Women are more likely to donate due to gender mandates, as well as to inequalities in the labour market. It should be noted that the decision-making process is the same for men and women, that women are better psychologically prepared and recover more quickly from the postoperative period.
Conclusions: Feminization in kidney donation is the sum of medical, socio-cultural and economic factors. Gender roles influence women’s attitudes and behaviours throughout the living kidney transplantation process. The female nephrology professionals interviewed describe the differences between men and women in kidney donation.

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qualitative research health personnel gender perspective kidney transplantation

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Laura Rota-Musoll, Nephrology Department. University Hospital of Vic. Vic. Spain

Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario de Vic, Vic, España // Research group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M3O). Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare. Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS).University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), Vic, España.

Serena Brigidi, Department of Anthropology. Philosophy and Social Work, Rovira i Virgili University (URV). Tarragona. Spain

Departamento de Antropología, Filosofía y Trabajo social de la Universidad Rovira i Virgili (URV), Tarragona, España.

Esmeralda Molina-Robles, Nephrology Department. University Hospital of Vic. Vic. Spain

Hospital Universitario de Vic, Vic, España // Research group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M3O). Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare. Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS).University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), Vic, España.

Mireia Subirana-Casacuberta, Department of Nursing Management. Parc Taulí Health Corporation. Sabadell. Spain

Departamento de Dirección de Enfermería, Corporación Sanitaria Parc Taulí, Sabadell, España. Departamento Enfermeria. Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d’Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí I3PT. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Sabadell, Spain. // Research group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences (M3O). Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare. Centre for Hea

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Rota-Musoll L, Brigidi S, Molina-Robles E, Oriol-Vila E, Homs-Del Valle M, Subirana-Casacuberta M. Sex and gender in kidney donation: views from the clinic. Enferm Nefrol [Internet]. 2021 [cited 2025 Apr 30];24(4):[about 13 p.]. Available from: https://www.enfermerianefrologica.com/revista/article/view/4391
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