Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward Organ Donation and Affecting Factors

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to determine the attitudes of nursing students regarding organ donation and affecting factors. Methods: This descriptive study comprised a total of 755 nursing students who studied at a university. The total study sample comprised 607 students who agreed to participate. The data were obtained using the personal information and the "Organ Donation Attitude Scale." Data collection tools were filled out by students in classrooms. Data were obtained by number, percentage, average, non-parametric analyses, and logistic regression analysis. Results: The average age of the students who participated in the study was 20.80±1.68. The positive attitude score of the students regarding organ donation was found to be 95.13±1.88 and the negative attitude score was found to be 59.31±1.94. According to the logistic regression analysis performed, the student's attitude toward organ donation increased 6.07 times higher than negative ones with low negative attitudes OR: 6.07: (95% CI:3.58-10.30); 3.60 times by the family with organ donation OR: 3.60: (95% CI:1.22-10.58); 2.31 times higher than those with high positive attitudes OR: 2.31: (95% CI:1.16-4.60); 1.87 times by female gender OR: 1.87: (95% CI:1.07-3.27); 0.38 times by trust in knowledge of healthcare workers OR: 0.38: (95% CI:0.22-0.68); and 0.21 times by knowledge of organ donation OR: 0.21: (95% CI: 0.12-0.38). Conclusion: The current study found that students had a higher positive attitude towards organ donation, but very few were determined to donate organs. It was determined that the wish to donate organs had the most effect on the attitude toward organ donation.

Increasing university students attitudes towards organ donation with peer learning approach

“…In addition to being a young population, nursing students gain sensitivity in organ donation is very important. It is emphasized in the literature that effective educational program is necessary for university students (12)(13)(14) and specially nursing students (15)(16)(17) to improve attitudes to organ donation. It is necessary to perform studies about raising awareness about organ donation in not only health sciences students but also university students in other fields.…”

“…14 In another study with university students, Kavurmacı et al (2014) also reported that 47% of the university students wanted to donate their organs, but that only 4.2% of the students had an organ donor card (12). Several studies performed with nursing students have shown that although high rates of the students had a positive attitude to organ donation, very low rates of the students had an organ donor card (0.4%-4%) (13,16,18,20). Besides, Kavurmacı et al (2014) noted that 74% of the university students did not know how to donate their organs (12).…”

Investigation of Nurses' Attitudes Towards Organ Donation and Affecting Factors: A Descriptive and Cross-Sectional Study

“…13 In their study on student nurses in Türkiye, Güler et al found that nurses were hesitant to talk about organ donation. 14 It has been reported in the literature that nurses avoid discussing their knowledge about the effectiveness of organ transplantation with grieving families. [6][7][8]13,15 This study aims to examine the advocacy levels of nurses, who play a key role in informing individ-uals about organ donation, which has never lost its currency and is gaining importance every day, towards organ transplantation and donation.…”