Attitudes towards organ donor advocacy among Swedish intensive care nurses

Forsberg, Anna; Lennerling, Annette; Fridh, Isabell; Rizell, Magnus; Lovén, Charlotte; Flodén, Anne

doi:10.1111/nicc.12128

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“…In fact, most consented to donate their own organs (77%), they agreed that the lack of organs is an ethical problem (88%), and they found it acceptable to propose arguments to relatives in favor of ODT (78%). These findings confirm existing research indicating that HPs working in ODT are generally highly motivated [11, 18]. …”

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For and against Organ Donation and Transplantation: Intricate Facilitators and Barriers in Organ Donation Perceived by German Nurses and Doctors

Hvidt

Mayr

Paal³

et al. 2016

Journal of Transplantation

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Background. Significant facilitators and barriers to organ donation and transplantation remain in the general public and even in health professionals. Negative attitudes of HPs have been identified as the most significant barrier to actual ODT. The purpose of this paper was hence to investigate to what extent HPs (physicians and nurses) experience such facilitators and barriers in ODT and to what extent they are intercorrelated. We thus combined single causes to circumscribed factors of respective barriers and facilitators and analyzed them for differences regarding profession, gender, spiritual/religious self-categorization, and self-estimated knowledge of ODT and their mutual interaction. Methods. By the use of questionnaires we investigated intricate facilitators and barriers to organ donation experienced by HPs (n = 175; 73% nurses, 27% physicians) in around ten wards at the University Hospital of Munich. Results. Our study confirms a general high agreement with the importance of ODT. Nevertheless, we identified both facilitators and barriers in the following fields: (1) knowledge of ODT and willingness to donate own organs, (2) ethical delicacies in ODT, (3) stressors to handle ODT in the hospital, and (4) individual beliefs and self-estimated religion/spirituality. Conclusion. Attention to the intricacy of stressors and barriers in HPs continues to be a high priority focus for the availability of donor organs.

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For and against Organ Donation and Transplantation: Intricate Facilitators and Barriers in Organ Donation Perceived by German Nurses and Doctors

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Paal³

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Journal of Transplantation

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“…Nurses in the ICU may also be involved in the process of organ donation (Forsberg et al . ), increasing the number of direct and indirect activities carried out at the bedside or outside the ICU. Therefore, the interventions evaluated, as well as their weights, should be verified preliminarily according to the context and to local and national laws and regulations (Goncalves et al .…”

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Nursing Activity Score for estimating nursing care need in intensive care units: findings from a face and content validity study

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“…In addition, differing cultural, social, religious, or other aspects in the specific settings of the above‐mentioned studies could also explain some of the differences found. A comparative study (Forsberg et al , ) showed that local hospitals manage to retain more experienced staff, which might explain the more positive attitudes toward donation compared to those in university hospitals, where staff turnover is higher and the number of relatively young nurses with less professional experience is greater. We believe that this effect could largely explain our results, considering the characteristics of the hospital where our survey took place.…”

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Nurses' attitudes and knowledge regarding organ and tissue donation and transplantation in a provincial hospital: A descriptive and multivariate analysis

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Herrera

Rasero

et al. 2017

Nursing & Health Sciences

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The attitudes and knowledge of nursing personnel regarding organ and tissue donation can influence the decision to donate. This study aimed to determine these two factors among nurses at a district hospital in Barcelona, Spain. A survey was carried out using a 35 item questionnaire. Results were subjected to descriptive and comparative statistical analyses using bivariate and multivariate analyses to examine the relation between demographic data and attitudes toward donation. The completion rate was 68.2%, with 98.6% of those responding stating that they were in favor of organ donation. The respondents were unsure as to whether the criteria for inclusion in transplant waiting lists were appropriate (57.5%), whereas 72.2% agreed that brain death is equivalent to death. The bivariate analysis revealed a significant association between a positive attitude toward donation and working on permanent night shift no religious beliefs. Attitudes toward donation among nurses were generally positive; a negative attitude, although attitudes towards donation among the nurses participating in the study were generally positive, it should be pointed out that when a negative attitude does exist this affects significant aspects such as belief in the diagnosis of brain death or the criteria for inclusion on the waiting list, amongst others, which reflects that specific training in donation focused on nurses continues to be needed.

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Attitudes towards organ donor advocacy among Swedish intensive care nurses

Abstract: This study emphasizes the importance of organizing the care of PODs and their relatives in a way that promotes advocacy.

Cited by 29 publications

References 18 publications

For and against Organ Donation and Transplantation: Intricate Facilitators and Barriers in Organ Donation Perceived by German Nurses and Doctors

For and against Organ Donation and Transplantation: Intricate Facilitators and Barriers in Organ Donation Perceived by German Nurses and Doctors

Nursing Activity Score for estimating nursing care need in intensive care units: findings from a face and content validity study

Nurses' attitudes and knowledge regarding organ and tissue donation and transplantation in a provincial hospital: A descriptive and multivariate analysis

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