Attitudes toward Death Criteria and Organ Donation among Healthcare Personnel and the General Public

DuBois, James M.; Anderson, Emily E.

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“…Other authors have published reviews on this subject, but these generally examine a part of the whole picture and are limited to publications in English. 8 If the present study had reviewed only papers in English, 12% of the total would had been excluded; that is, those reporting research in Spain and Brazil. More papers were found in Spanish than in Portuguese.…”

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“…7 Their views and opinions on the donation process, for example, have facilitated the identification of potential donors and thus are highly influential in the way people think about the process. [8][9][10] Although empirical studies on health care personnel's point of view have been conducted, few studies have reviewed the literature as a whole. 11 Some reviews have compared the knowledge and attitudes of nurses toward organ donation across countries; 9 others have synthesized the literature on the attitudes of these professionals towards brain death and organ donation; 8 some others have reviewed research on attitudes of medical personnel toward organ donation in the case of cardiac death.…”

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“…[8][9][10] Although empirical studies on health care personnel's point of view have been conducted, few studies have reviewed the literature as a whole. 11 Some reviews have compared the knowledge and attitudes of nurses toward organ donation across countries; 9 others have synthesized the literature on the attitudes of these professionals towards brain death and organ donation; 8 some others have reviewed research on attitudes of medical personnel toward organ donation in the case of cardiac death. 12 In spite of this progress, to date there has been no encompassing overview of the work on health care professionals' perspectives on the organ donation and transplant processes; in particular, no account has been taken of publications in languages other than English.…”

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Views of health care personnel on organ donation and transplantation: A literature review

Mercado-Martínez

Padilla-Altamira

Díaz-Medina

et al. 2015

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aBstract:The purpose of this study was to review the empirical studies on health personnel's views towards organ donation and transplantation. A scoping review was carried out in English, Portuguese and Spanish. The search was conducted in eight databases, and two search engines. Four groups of descriptors were used. The period covered was 1985 to 2013. Frequency and content analysis was performed. Two hundred forty-eight articles were selected, out of 316 identified. The literature is temporally and geographically clustered. Quantitative studies predominate. The studies prioritized the perspective of medical and nursing personnel over other actors, such as directors and organ donation coordinators. Health personnel's attitudes toward deceased organ donation was the most examined topic. In conclusion, a growing quantitative literature analyzes the perspective of physicians and nurses with regard to deceased organ donation and transplantation. la VisiÓn del personal de salud soBre la donaciÓn Y el trasplante de Órganos: una reVisiÓn de la literatura resuMen: El objetivo de este estudio fue revisar los estudios empíricos sobre la visión del personal de salud respecto a la donación y trasplante de órganos. Se hizo una revisión panorámica de la literatura en español, inglés y portugués; realizándose la búsqueda en dos buscadores y ocho bases de datos. El periodo abarca de 1985 al 2013. Se hizo análisis de contenido y frecuencias. De 316 artículos identificados, 248 fueron seleccionados. Según los hallazgos, los trabajos se concentraron en términos temporales y espaciales; predominando aquellos con metodologías cuantitativas. Las publicaciones priorizaron la perspectiva del personal médico y enfermería sobre las de otros actores, como directivos y coordinadores de donación. Las actitudes del personal sanitario hacia la donación de órganos de fallecido fue el tema más estudiado. Se concluye que una producción creciente de tipo cuantitativo analiza la perspectiva de médicos y enfermeras sobre la donación y trasplante de órganos de fallecido.descriptores: Donación de órganos. Trasplante de órganos. Personal de salud. Actitudes. Revisión.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Views of health care personnel on organ donation and transplantation: A literature review

Mercado-Martínez

Padilla-Altamira

Díaz-Medina

et al. 2015

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“…12 According to the study a higher number of medical students 38 (74%), believed brain death to be an important criterion for accepting organ donation as opposed to some studies where medical students were unaware of the "Dead Donor Rule". 13 Anybody can pledge their organs by registering with various national organizations working in order to promote the awareness of organ donation in India (e.g.…”

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A study on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding organ donation and transplantation among final year health science students in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Meghana

Subramanian

Atmakuri

et al. 2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Organ transplantation is the most preferred modality for all end-stage organ diseases. Pre-requisites for the success of transplantation program include awareness, positive attitude of people towards the practice of organ donation. This study was carried out to assess the knowledge of organ donation among the final year medical, dental, nursing students and to study the attitude, religious beliefs of the health care professionals regarding organ donation and transplantation, to find out the effect of motivation, towards organ donation.Methods: A comparative, cross-Sectional study was conducted on 150 final year Medical, Dental and Nursing students of Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Bengaluru over a period of 2 months. A questionnaire containing 3 sections of multiple choice questions was prepared and the knowledge, religious beliefs, attitude and practice on organ donation and transplantation was assessed. The data obtained was entered into SPSS Version 21.0. The qualitative variables were expressed as frequencies and percentages; quantitative variables as mean and standard deviation.Results: Out of the 150 participants, the mean knowledge score of Medical students was higher than that of Dental and Nursing students (p<0.01) and so was the mean belief score (p<0.05). The study motivated 34 (22.6%) students in total, who pledged their organs with the Zonal Co-ordination Committee of Karnataka.Conclusions: 33 (66%) of medical students who have significantly better knowledge have pledged their organs. This highlights importance of educating the society to bring a positive change in their thoughts, beliefs and practices towards organ donation and transplantation.

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“…There is a clear relation between this fear and the discovery of brain death. [14][15][16][17][18] Studies of the Spanish population have shown that the lack of understanding of the brain death concept and the fear of apparent death in the donation process was at one point as high as 70% to 80%. 19 Although these data have improved, presently, nearly 50% of the Spanish population do not know this concept, and its misconception continues to be an independent factor affecting attitude toward deceased organ donation.…”

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Rı́os¹,

López-Navas²,

Martı́nez-Alarcón³

et al. 2018

Exp Clin Transplant

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Objectives: The knowledge of brain death is fundamental for being able to understand the organ donation process and for ensuring its acceptance or rejection. Here, we analyzed the level of knowledge of the concept of brain death among Latin-American individuals who are residents of Spain to determine the factors affecting this knowledge. Materials and Methods: Our patient group was a sample of 1314 Latin-American residents of Spain, obtained randomly and stratified according to the respondent's nationality, age, and sex. Their attitude was assessed using a validated questionnaire. The survey was self-administered and completed anonymously. Results: The questionnaire completion rate was 94% (n = 1237). Of total respondents, 25% (n = 313) knew the concept of brain death, which they considered to be an individual's death, 56% (n = 697) did not know the term, and 19% (n = 227) believed that it did not mean death. The variables related to knowledge of the brain death concept included (1) country of origin, with a better knowledge among those with Mexican nationality (P < .001); (2) male sex (30% vs 23%; P = .003); (3) having university-level education (35% vs 23%; P = .044); (4) having discussed the matter within the family (29% vs 23%; P = .044); (5) having a partner with a favorable attitude toward donation (39% vs 21%; P = .001); and (6) the respondent's religion (47% vs 7%; P < .001). The following factors persisted in the multivariate analysis: country of origin (odds ratio of 2.972), sex (odds ratio of 1.416), education level (odds ratio of 2.228), attitude of the respondent's partner (odds ratio of 1.835), and religion (odds ratio of 4.490). Conclusions: Knowledge of the concept of brain death is limited among Latin-American residents of Spain, with marked differences among country of origin and other socio-personal factors.

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Attitudes toward Death Criteria and Organ Donation among Healthcare Personnel and the General Public

Cited by 80 publications

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Views of health care personnel on organ donation and transplantation: A literature review

Views of health care personnel on organ donation and transplantation: A literature review

A study on knowledge, attitude and practice regarding organ donation and transplantation among final year health science students in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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