Reitz N N, Callender C O
University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1993 May;85(5):353-8.
Organ transplantation is seriously limited by a lack of available organs. This article focuses on the more pronounced lack of organ donation within the African-American population and discusses the consequences of this trend. The reasons for this population's continued reluctance to donate organs are reviewed in detail and current efforts to improve donation rates are outlined. The solution proposed in this article is to acknowledge and use resources already active in the community in efforts to increase organ donation rates within the African-American population. Social workers, teachers, religious leaders, and transplant donors, recipients, and their families would all provide a crucial addition to the multidisciplinary team already involved with organ donation efforts.
器官移植因可用器官的短缺而受到严重限制。本文重点关注非裔美国人中器官捐赠更为明显的短缺情况，并探讨这一趋势的后果。详细回顾了该人群持续不愿捐赠器官的原因，并概述了当前提高捐赠率的努力。本文提出的解决方案是承认并利用社区中已经活跃的资源，以提高非裔美国人的器官捐赠率。社会工作者、教师、宗教领袖以及器官移植捐赠者、接受者及其家属，都将为已经参与器官捐赠工作的多学科团队增添关键力量。
