OBJECTIVE: To understand the perception of family members of potential donors in regard to their reasons for refusal to donate organ and tissue for transplant. METHODS: A qualitative phenomenological approach was used to conduct this study. A sample of eight family members who refused to donate organ and tissue for transplant participated in the study. RESULTS: Participants reported ten reasons for refusal to donate organ and tissue for transplant. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Reasons for the family members' refusal to donate organ and tissue was interconnected to their beliefs and values system, and the inadequate information received during the interview to consent for the donation of organ and tissue for transplant.
Organ transplantation; Tissue transplantation; Tissue donors; Brain death; Family