To Investigate the perspectives and concerns of patients with PD, patients being the directly concerned stakeholders in the ethical discussion.
Qualitative semi-structured interviews related to this new therapy in seventeen patients from two Swedish cities.
The participants expressed various interests related to the use of human embryos for development of medicinal therapies; however, overall, they were positive towards the use of hESC for treatment of PD. It was deemed important that the donating woman or couple made the choice to donate embryos voluntarily. Furthermore, there were concerns that the industry does not always prioritise the patient over profit; thus, transparency was seen as important.
调查PD患者的观点和关注点,患者是伦理讨论中直接相关的利益相关者。
对来自两个瑞典城市的17名患者进行了与这种新疗法相关的定性半结构化访谈。
参与者表达了与使用人类胚胎开发药物疗法有关的各种兴趣;然而,总的来说,他们对使用hESC治疗PD持积极态度.重要的是,捐赠妇女或夫妇选择自愿捐赠胚胎。此外,有人担心,该行业并不总是将患者置于利润之上;因此,透明度被认为很重要。