ABSTRACT
Objective:To explore the effect of grief counseling for relieving donor family′s grief. Methods:From September 2012 to February 2015, 180 families of potential organ donors, who met the class III standard of China, were invited to participate in this study. The grief score was evaluated using questionnaire before and after grief counseling. Results:All of 180 potential organ donor′s families had different level of sadness. The grief was significantly reduced after grief counseling and the score was significantly lower than before ( P<0 . 05 ) . Sixty-five cases agreed to donate organ and 60 cases succeed. Conclusion:Grief counseling for potential organ donor′s families could relieve their grief effectively. This method is beneficial for communication of organ donation and pro-moting donation career of China.