Losing the genetic twin: donor grief after unsuccessful unrelated stem cell transplantation

Table 3 Selected background characteristics of interviewees

Donor #	Donor gender	Donor age	Recipient age	Anonymous contact	Communication
1	female	46	49	No	Phone
2	male	32	11	No	Letter
3	male	28	64	No	Letter
4	male	53	64	No	Letter
5	male	38	42	No	Letter
6	female	32	5	No	Letter
7	male	29	57	No	Letter
8	male	27	36	No	Phone
9	female	34	40	No	Letter
10	male	44	13	Yes	Phone
11	male	43	14	No	Letter
12	male	41	62/54 (two donations)	No	Letter

All combinations of answers and factors with p values < 0.05 are displayed. Due to multiple testing, only p values < 0.0005 are considered as significant and marked with an asterisk in the table. Examples: Donors who have been contacted by phone significantly more often prefer phone communication than other donors (#2). Female donors more often state to often think about the recipient or his family than male donors but the difference is not regarded as significant (#12). P = Pilot.

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