ObjectiveThis study aims to analyze the motivations of the body donors subscribed at the Body Donation Program (BDP) at Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA).MethodsThe study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee at UFCSPA (No. 721/2008). Data were gathered from the time of the program's creation, in January 2008, to June 2016, using a specific form filled out by the donors or their family members at the time of registration. All individuals who participated in the study completed and signed a consent form at the time of registration. The survey was formulated from 12 questions that included demographic data on gender, age, ethnicity, relationship status, educational and socioeconomic levels, as well as the reasons of the donation. The data were collected in the Database of the Body Donation Program and exported to SPSS version 20.0 for statistical analysis. Chi‐square tests of independence were used to analyze the existence of any statistically significant association between the categorical variables on the register. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05 for all the analyses.ResultsData from 414 donors registered in the BDP were analyzed. The entries of two people who dropped out of the program and of 9 entries relating the donated bodies of stillbirths/miscarriages were excluded from the analysis. The average number of registrations per year was 46 (SD ± 16.46); 72 bodies were received in the period of analysis. A total of 213 potential donors answered this question. Considering that the question regarding the motivations for donation allowed multiple responses (each donor could choose more than one alternative), the total number of answers was 319. Among the listed motivations, 200 (61.5%) answers corresponded to a desire for supporting society and science, 44 answers (13.5%) expressed a dislike for burial or cremation, 37 registrants (11.4%) expressed gratitude for the attention of doctors and other medical professional, 32 (9.8%) of the responders did not want to cause a financial burden for the family, 6 (1.8%) of them had no family, and another 6 (1.8%) had other motivations. Together, the desire to aid society and science, along with gratitude for the care received from health professionals stood out as strong motivators towards body donation (74.3%). An analysis of the association was conducted relating lower educational levels, lower income among the donors and motivations of the donation. A statistically significant association was found (p=0.04) between lower educational levels (maximum ‐ high school or technical school) and the motivation regarding the reluctance in causing a financial burden for the family. However, when analyzed the association between this motivation for donation and the donor's monthly income, no statistically significant association was found.ConclusionThe majority of registrants that declared motivation for donation related to the financial burden for the family were in the low income and low educational level groups. However, this motivation corresponded to a small percentage (9.8%), with most of the choices being related to the “desire to help society and science” as well as to “express gratitude for the care provided by health care professionals”. This behavior might be related to the idea of being useful after death and suggest that for most of the donors registered on the BDP, donation appears to be altruistic.This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2018 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.
ObjectiveHuman bodies are considered essential for teaching and research purposes involving the health sciences. To have a good understanding of the body structure and function, it is necessary throughout the graduation to grant opportunities for the study of anatomy directly from actual bodies. Therefore, the Body Donation Program at UFCSPA (BDP) was developed to fulfill the need of the university for material to the teaching of anatomy. However, it is still necessary to expand the understanding regarding body donation to the population, so that the project can be effectively implemented. To achieve this objective, this study aims to identify the demographic characteristics of the people registered in the program as an alternative to develop marketing strategies focused of the potential donors.MethodsThe study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of UFCSPA (No. 721/2008). The data were collected using a specific form filled out by the donors or their family members at the time of registration. It included data from the time of the program's creation, in January 2008, to June 2016. All individuals who participated in the study completed and signed a consent form at the time of registration. The survey included 12 questions covering demographic, socioeconomic and health related aspects.ResultsData from 414 donors were analyzed. It was verified that 60% of the donors were 60 or older, being the majority female (62.9%), single, divorced and widowed donors (70.9%), and 26% of the donors had at least one family member already registered in the database. Most of the registrants (89%) claimed to have religious beliefs. There was no prevalence of health science professionals or students of health sciences among the donors. It was found, however, that the generic profile of the donors is represented by educated individuals, with 93,8% of them having completed high school, and individuals defined as belonging to the middle class (40,4%). Most of the registrants heard about the BDP through the press.ConclusionSince the study had the objective to expand knowledges about the possibility of the body donation, the results can be useful to universities faced with the problem of acquiring bodies for academic purposes. It may be beneficial to consider implementing body donation programs, and those universities that already have an ongoing program should consider targeting their campaigns more precisely. Furthermore, a higher number of studies aiming the analysis of shared aspects among donors would be even more useful, since a better understanding of donor populations can be advantageous for recruitment campaigns.This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2018 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.
Museums are cultural institutions that allow connections between scientific knowledge and society, creating an informal teaching space. With this idea the Museum of Anatomy of the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA) was created in 2008, an annual and temporary exhibition. The goal is to share knowledge with the community and demystify the use of bodies for teaching anatomy The Museum became, in these years of existence, a tool to reach the external community and, thus, to promote university outreach. Therefore, the objective of this work is to evaluate the impact by the museum of anatomy in the visiting public.In all of the event editions, the total audience was estimated through the book of signatures or attendance lists provided by visiting schools. In addition, satisfaction questionnaires were available for the public to evaluate their perceptions regarding the exposition, as well as the educational impacts promoted by the visit.The Museum of Anatomy of UFCSPA displays the anatomical specimens prepared by students during the Dissection Workshop using the bodies donated through the Body Donation Program. In 2018, a total audience of 9.264 visitors in were received during the 10 days of exhibition, of which 5.635 represent students from public schools. When compared with the first year of the event in 2008, which received 170 visits, a significant increase can be noted. Around eighty undergraduate students worked as volunteer guides to visitors. A total of 3210 visitors responded to the satisfaction survey, and of these 73% had between 10 and 20 years of age. Concerning what attracted the most attention, 33% of visitors reported that were the prosections and bodies, followed by 22% referring to videolaparoscopy simulator using corpse. Besides that, 75% felt encouraged to apply for the university; 93.3% said they had learned something new about health and 88% reported that they had knowledge that will help in the school. In addition, when it comes to the perception of visitors, among the respondents of the satisfaction survey, 96% classified the infrastructure as very good/good and 94% would recommend the Museum to someone.More than a university project, the Museum of Anatomy presents itself as a tool to promote a social impact. The constant evolution of the event allied with the positive results from satisfaction surveys suggest that improving quality and quantity of the exhibit can lead to increase the number of visitors from the community and stimulate their curiosity about human anatomy. Therefore, the Museum of Anatomy has the effect of demystify the use of the human body for teaching and sharing knowledge, especially with public school students. For undergraduate, the exhibition contributes to their academic training by enhancing their teaching skills and capacity for teamwork, as well as expanding their knowledge of anatomy.This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2019 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.
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