Knowledge and attitudes toward brain death and organ donation in Bojnurd

Hejazi, Sima Sadat; Nikbakht, Shima; Jouybari, Leila; Abadi, M Hares; Davoodi, Davood; Azizi, Tooba Hoseini; Yahyaei, Sepideh

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“…This is consistent with previous findings, where less than half of the participants surveyed demonstrated an adequate understanding of brain death and organ donation [ 15 ]. However, this finding differs from the results of two studies conducted in Turkey and Iran that indicated inadequate awareness and a necessity to enhance the understanding of brain death and organ donation [ 16 , 17 ]. Furthermore, numerous studies have investigated the awareness of organ donation and brain death among various groups in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, including university and secondary school students in the southern and Al-Ahsa regions [ 18 - 20 ].…”

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Awareness Level Regarding Brain Death and the Acceptance of Organ Donation in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Aljasem¹,

Bohamad²,

Alahmed³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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BackgroundThere is a worldwide shortage of organ donations. In the United States, 20% of people on transplant waiting lists pass away annually due to the lack of accessible organs. Patients with brain death can donate organs, which may save other patients' lives. The Saudi Ministry of Health endorses brain death as equivocal to whole-body death. A study conducted in Saudi Arabia showed that there was a mild to moderate level of awareness regarding brain death. This study aimed to investigate the awareness and knowledge level regarding brain death and the acceptance of organ donation among the general population in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. MethodologyAn observational, cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,740 adults using an online questionnaire created and published in February 2023 to collect data from Saudi males and females aged 18 or older who were willing to participate in the study. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 23.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) after collecting and entering them using the Windows version of Microsoft Office Excel 2016. ResultsOverall, 85.6% of the study participants had heard about organ donation. Of them, about 42.4% were aware of brain death. Further, 40% of participants were in agreement with organ donation. According to the findings, the majority of participants (60.9%) believed that a person could donate his or her organs during their life, while only 42.6% were unaware that they could donate their organs during death. Only 10.8% of participants knew that blood can be donated. There was no significant association between factors associated with organ donation and gender, education level, or monthly income. ConclusionsThis study concluded that study participants had a low level of awareness about brain death. Understanding brain death is essential for persuading people to donate their organs. Thus, more has to be done to inform and educate people about brain death and how it affects organ donation.

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Awareness Level Regarding Brain Death and the Acceptance of Organ Donation in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Aljasem¹,

Bohamad²,

Alahmed³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…Those with negative outlooks also had lower levels of awareness, and this was a statistically significant finding (p=0.047). This led them to the conclusion that most people have an unfavorable view of organ donation (Hejazi et al 2017) [9] . This research on organ donation awareness was carried out at one of Guwahati's top educational institutions.…”

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Nurses knowledge, attitude and practice regarding organ and tissue donation: A Narrative Review

Abdeesso

2023

Int. J. Adv. Res. Med. Surg. Nurs.

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Giving to someone life is a blissful act, which assumed that except God no one can else do but little process of medical science has made a small step in this by transplanting the donor's organ or tissue to recipient person. This transplantation gives new life to needy person. But the most common challenge faced in this process is identifying and getting consent from donors. I thought to take it up as a new investigated area to identify the nurse's attitude, their understanding and what are they practicing in this area. This was a narrative review, here I have gathered information in a very systematic way. The electronic data base such as ProQuest, Embase, PubMed, PsycARTICLES, EBSCO, Research Gate, EORTC, Scopus, Educational Resources Information Centre (ERIC), and Allied Health Literature (CINHAL) were searched and article published in between from 2012 to 2022 were identified. A total 878 articles were received from these search engines and based on systematic scrutinizing process a total of 10 articles were included in the review. Reviewed study's findings suggested that nurses are carrying limited knowledge with some constrained attitude and with poorly practicing it in their professional life, therefore researcher recommends to take up such problem and introduce intervention to enhance the overall understanding, attitude and practice of staff nurses who are working in real clinical set-up.

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“…23 – 26 This inconsistent understanding of the ethical and scientific basis of brain death begins to explain the wide variability seen in how brain death protocol is performed around the country. 27 Similar studies demonstrate a lack of consensus in attitude and protocol outside the US as well 28 – 31 …”

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A Framework for Revisiting Brain Death: Evaluating Awareness and Attitudes Toward the Neuroscientific and Ethical Debate Around the American Academy of Neurology Brain Death Criteria

Chatterjee

Rady

Verheijde

et al. 2021

J Intensive Care Med

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Background: There remains a lack of awareness around the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) procedural criteria for brain death and the surrounding controversies, leading to significant practice variability. This survey study assessed for existing knowledge and attitude among healthcare professionals regarding procedural criteria and potential change after an educational intervention. Methods: Healthcare professionals with increased exposure to brain injury at Mayo Clinic hospitals in Arizona and Florida were invited to complete an online survey consisting of 2 iterations of a 14-item questionnaire, taken before and after a 30-minute video educational intervention. The questionnaire gathered participants’ opinion of (1) their knowledge of the AAN procedural criteria, (2) whether these criteria determine complete, irreversible cessation of brain function, and (3) on what concept of death they base the equivalence of brain death to biological death. Results: Of the 928 people contacted, a total of 118 and 62 participants completed the pre-intervention and post-intervention questionnaire, respectively. The results show broad, unchanging support for the concept of brain death (86.8%) and that current criteria constitute best practice. While 64.9% agree further that the loss of consciousness and spontaneous breathing is sufficient for death, contradictorily, 37.6% believe the loss of additional integrated bodily functions such as fighting infection is necessary for death. A plurality trusts these criteria to demonstrate loss of brain function that is irreversible (67.6%) and complete (43.6%) at baseline, but there is significantly less agreement on both at post-intervention. Conclusion: Although there is consistent support that AAN procedural criteria are best for clinical practice, results show a tenuous belief that these criteria determine irreversible and complete loss of all brain function. Despite support for the concept of brain death first developed by the President’s Council, participants demonstrate confusion over whether the loss of consciousness and spontaneous breath are truly sufficient for death.

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Knowledge and attitudes toward brain death and organ donation in Bojnurd

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Awareness Level Regarding Brain Death and the Acceptance of Organ Donation in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Awareness Level Regarding Brain Death and the Acceptance of Organ Donation in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Nurses knowledge, attitude and practice regarding organ and tissue donation: A Narrative Review

A Framework for Revisiting Brain Death: Evaluating Awareness and Attitudes Toward the Neuroscientific and Ethical Debate Around the American Academy of Neurology Brain Death Criteria

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