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Should Jehovah’s Witness patients be listed for heart transplantation?

The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2014
This best evidence topic in Cardiac Surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: for [Jehovah’s Witness patients with end-stage heart failure] can these patients undergo a [heart transplantation] without an ...
Elsayed Elmistekawy, Thierry G. Mesana, Marc Ruel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Successful Management of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Jehovah’s Witness: An Individualized Approach With Joint Decision-Making

Journal of Patient Experience, 2020
The management of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) presents a unique challenge in individuals who are unable to accept plasma due to religious beliefs, given that therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is the standard of care. A 61-year-old Jehovah’s
Ming Y Lim MBB. Chir., Charles S Greenberg MD   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The AFFIRM Model for Navigating Challenges in Continuously‐Interfaith and Divergent‐Interfaith Marriages

Family Process, Volume 65, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT The primary purpose of this study was to identify the processes that helped happy and stable interfaith marriages navigate religious differences. To contextualize these adaptive processes, we secondarily explored the interfaith challenges these couples experienced. A final exploratory aim compared these challenges and processes in continuously‐
Justin J. Hendricks, David C. Dollahite, Loren D. Marks, Sam A. Hardy, Chelsea Johnson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Successful Treatment of Primary Mediastinal Seminoma With Radiotherapy Following Chemotherapy Under a Bloodless Treatment Policy Based on Patient's Religious Sentiments

IJU Case Reports, Volume 9, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Primary mediastinal seminoma is rare with a favorable prognosis when appropriately treated, and surgical resection after chemotherapy is the standard treatment. However, refusal of blood transfusion for religious reasons can limit curative surgical management. Case Presentation A 47‐year‐old Jehovah's Witness man was found to have
Eisuke Fujii, Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Kentaro Takezawa, Koji Hatano, Yoichi Kakuta, Atsunari Kawashima, Norio Nonomura, Taigo Kato   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cultural competences among future nurses and midwives: a case of attitudes toward Jehovah’s witnesses’ stance on blood transfusion

BMC Medical Education
Background Transcultural nursing recognises the significance of cultural backgrounds in providing patients with quality care. This study investigates the opinions of master’s students in nursing and midwifery regarding the attitudes of Jehovah’s ...
Jan Domaradzki, Katarzyna Głodowska, Einat Doron, Natalia Markwitz-Grzyb, Piotr Jabkowski   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Managing acute promyelocytic leukemia in patients belonging to the Jehovah’s Witness congregation

Hematology Reports, 2017
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a hyper-acute leukemia and presents with cytopenias and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Jehovah’s Witnesses with APL offer a unique challenge during induction by refusing transfusion and pose a difficult ...
Anand P. Jillella, Martha L. Arellano, Leonard T. Heffner, Manila Gaddh, Amelia A. Langston, Hanna J. Khoury, Abhishek Mangoankar, Vamsi K. Kota   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Being there for mom: The strengths of daughtering

Family Relations, Volume 75, Issue 3, Page 1703-1718, July 2026.
Abstract Objective Daughters undertake daughtering, or the everyday role portrayal of contributing to a meaningful family relationship with their mothers, but the labor of it is often invisible. Background Using a strengths‐based approach, we investigated what daughters do well in their relationships with mothers.
Allison M. Alford, Kaitlin E. Phillips, Luke V. Stipanovic, Cayd A. Rocha‐Barnette, Michelle Miller‐Day   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wittgenstein On Moral Certainty

Philosophical Investigations, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 267-278, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Moral certainty is a growing research area in philosophy with implications for current debates on hinge epistemology, moral change and deep moral disagreements. Despite several distinctive lines of disagreement, two assumptions are shared in the current discussion of moral certainty.
Cecilie Eriksen, Anne‐Marie Søndergaard Christensen   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Critical Exploration of the Divergence in ‘Honour’‐Based Abuse Characteristics Across Geographical Origins

Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling, Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The prevalence of ‘honour'‐based abuse (HBA) in the United Kingdom (UK) continues to rise. However, identifying HBA is difficult due to survivor's cultural secrecy and low awareness among professional organisations. As the concept of ‘honour’ varies across cultures, this study examined HBA characteristics in relation to survivor's geographical
Rebecca Ritchie, Louise Almond, Afrah Qassim, Michelle McManus, Khatidja Chantler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blood transfusion in children: the refusal of Jehovah’s Witness parents’

Open Medicine, 2018
In Italy, both parents have parental responsibility; as a general principle they have the power to give or withhold consent to medical procedures on their children, including consent for blood transfusion; however these rights are not absolute and exist ...
Conti Adelaide, Capasso Emanuele, Casella Claudia, Fedeli Piergiorgio, Salzano Francesco Antonio, Policino Fabio, Terracciano Lucia, Delbon Paola   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source