Quantitative Survey of Laypersons' Attitudes Toward Organ Transplantation in Japan

Ôkita, Toshiichi; Hsu, Evelyn; Aizawa, Kuniko; Nakada, Haruka; Toya, W.; Matsui, Kenji

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.11.011

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“…Our study found that kidney donation is more often an acceptable practice in the treatment of chronic renal failure for women than for men. Similar results are presented in a study conducted among the inhabitants of Japan by Okita et al [16]. The aforementioned authors noticed that positive attitudes towards living donation correlated with genderwomen showed more positive attitudes towards donation than men.…”

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“…A living kidney donor may be: a direct relative in a straight line; siblings; a spouse and a non-relative, if it is justified by emotional or personal reasons-which, in this particular case, the consent of the court and the opinion of the Bioethics Committee are required. The Act also allows cross-kidney transplantation [9], but does not allow organ transplants from unrelated donors, unlike laws in some countries that have legalized donation to a stranger [10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the decision-making process, factors such as medical risk, awareness of the consequences of kidney removal, readiness for convalescence or the inability to immediately return to work are important [17]. According to recent studies [4,11,16,18], sociodemographic factors may also have an impact on the willingness to donate an organ (for instance: age, gender, religious, race/ethnicity, income, education level, marital status).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Factors Associated with the Willingness to Become a Living Kidney Donor: A National Cross-Sectional Study

Kurleto

Tomaszek

Milaniak

et al. 2022

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Introduction: Living donor kidney transplantation is the preferred method of treating kidney failure. The donor agrees to undergo an elective procedure for the benefit of the recipient. Aim: To assess the attitude toward living kidney donation and to investigate the factors that contribute to kidney donation willingness. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out between December 2020 and February 2021. The study covered a representative group of 953 Poles aged 18−77, living in all Polish voivodships. The relationship between sociodemographic factors, personal values (Personal Values List), the total score of life satisfaction (Satisfaction with Life Scale) and the willingness to donate a kidney to another human was assessed using a logistic regression model. Results: The most frequently chosen personal values were: good health; physical and mental fitness; love and friendship; knowledge and wisdom. The most frequently chosen symbols of happiness were: good health, successful family life, being needed by others. The median satisfaction with life for the entire group was 20 [16; 24]. Voluntary donation of a kidney to another human being i.e. family, friends, strangers were more often declared by women (OR = 1.21; Cl95%: 1.03−1.42), for whom the most important symbol of happiness was a life full of adventures, travels (OR = 1.39; Cl95%: 1.06−1.82) and the most important personal value was goodness and tenderness (OR = 1.21; Cl95%: 1.05−1.40). Total scores of The Satisfaction with Life Scale correlated positively with the willingness to voluntarily donate a kidney (OR = 1.03; Cl95%: 1.003−1.06), while age correlated negatively (OR = 0.99; Cl95%: 0.98−0.99). Conclusions: Respondents who declare their willingness to be a living kidney donor are mainly female, for which the most important symbol of happiness is a life full of adventures and travel, and the most important values are personal goodness and tenderness. The desire to donate a kidney to another person decreases with age and grows with life satisfaction. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT04789122).

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Factors Associated with the Willingness to Become a Living Kidney Donor: A National Cross-Sectional Study

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Tomaszek

Milaniak

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“…Additionally, a report on workshops for kidney transplant coordinators, which included role-playing, showed that donation-related knowledge improved after 3 months [ 14 ]. An online survey among citizens indicated that while living organ donation was preferred over donation after brain death, the preference shifted when participants considered themselves in a position to donate and receive organs, with donation after brain death being more favored over living donation [ 15 ]. Associations and the media were also identified as significant promoters of donation [ 16 , 17 ].…”

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Japanese Perception of Organ Donation and Implications for New Medical Technologies: Quantitative and Qualitative Social Media Analyses

Vargas Meza,

Oikawa

2024

JMIR Form Res

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Background:The Rapid Autopsy Program (RAP) is a useful procedure to understand human biology and illnesses such as cancer. However, implementing RAP in Japan requires understanding good death and incorporating socio-cultural aspects. By revising perceptions of organ donation in social media, we can shed light on the issues of implementing new medical research procedures such as RAP. Objective:We examined YouTube and Twitter to uncover actors and quality of organ donation communication, providing recommendations to implement new medical research procedures. Methods:Using the term "????"(organ donation), we collected data from YouTube and Twitter, classifying it into five dimensions: time, individuality, place, activity, and relations. We employed a scale to assess the quality of organ donation information, and divided YouTube videos into three groups to understand their differences through statistical analysis. We also conducted a text-based analysis of narratives tied to donation.Results: Most YouTube videos were uploaded in 2021 (189/638, 29.62%) and 2022 (165, 25.86%), while Tweets peaked between 2019 and 2022. Citizens (184/770, 23.89%), media (170, 22.07%) and unknown actors (121, 15.71%) uploaded most videos about organ donation, whereas most identified users in a sample of 100 average retweeted Tweets were citizens (70.32%), as well as in average liked Tweets (68.42%). Information quality in Hokkaido (F(2.46, 147.74) = [5.28], p = .005) and Kyushu and Okinawa (F(2.46, 147.74) = [5.28], p = .005) was high, whereas most mentioned countries in Twitter were Japan and China. Information videos versed on borrowed life and requests to register as donor, while No Information and Misinformation videos mostly contained organ trafficking accusations by American media. Tweets were mostly about donation intention statements and family consent. Most video hyperlinks pointed to YouTube and Twitter, whereas most Twitter hyperlinks pointed to news reports by Japanese media. Conclusions:There is a high likelihood of implementing new medical research procedures such as RAP in Japan. Recommendations include the conceptualization of research data as borrowed data, horizontal and diversified management of donation programs, and paying attention to science misinformation trends and popular culture trends.

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Cultural Aspects of Transplantation

Lahijani

Garcia

2018

Psychosocial Care of End-Stage Organ Disease and Transplant Patients

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Quantitative Survey of Laypersons' Attitudes Toward Organ Transplantation in Japan

Cited by 5 publications

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Factors Associated with the Willingness to Become a Living Kidney Donor: A National Cross-Sectional Study

Factors Associated with the Willingness to Become a Living Kidney Donor: A National Cross-Sectional Study

Japanese Perception of Organ Donation and Implications for New Medical Technologies: Quantitative and Qualitative Social Media Analyses

Cultural Aspects of Transplantation

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