Identification of Variables That Influence Brain-Dead Donors' Family Groups Regarding Refusal

Level of awareness of personnel in hospital services related to the donation process: A Spanish and Latin American multicenter study

“…16,17 In this way, as shown in Figure 3, although most physicians understand the concept, this proportion decreases in the remaining job categories to the point where it is only known by slightly more than 50% of non-health care personnel. These data suggest that non-physicians are frequently overlooked and are not provided with the necessary information to allow them to understand the organ donation and transplantation process.…”

“…22 If we take into account that the extraction of donated organs requires manipulation of the body and that cultural factors related to the integrity of the body are deeply rooted in the Latin population, especially in Latin America, this could explain the situation. 3,4,17,[23][24][25] The notion of dignity and respect toward the body, which is a feature of each transplant, should be emphasized in all groups of workers to slowly modify these concepts.…”

A narrative review of the empirical evidence on public attitudes on brain death and vital organ transplantation: the need for better data to inform policy

“…Data are needed on the degree to which laypeople's views are amenable to change with educational strategies. The focus groups and quantitative studies cited herein appear to reveal the most nuanced information about participant understanding,26 28 29 31 34 36 38 42 43 53 54 and therefore this mode of research may provide more valid data than larger, nationally representative surveys. Moreover, an educational component will take time and attention may be hard to integrate into a larger study involving participants who may be expecting to take a short survey.…”

“…Some of this confusion about the biological facts regarding brain death may feed into doubts that family members have that brain death is the same as death, which are also well documented 38 39 43. In a qualitative study of seven families who had consented to organ donation for a brain dead patient, most had trouble believing that brain death was death, partially due to lack of information.…”

Improving organ donation rates by modifying the family approach process

“…Worldwide efforts have been made to increase public awareness of organ donationVsome countries encouraging citizens to donate as part of their civic duty. 2 In the United States, educational campaigns have aimed to increase knowledge regarding organ donation and simplifying processes to designate donor status. In California, for example, a ''first-person'' registry was established through the Department of Motor Vehicles.…”