Attitude towards organ donation in German medical students

Terbonssen, Tobias; Settmacher, Utz; Wurst, Christine; Dirsch, Olaf; Dahmen, Uta

doi:10.1007/s00423-016-1482-4

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“…Women made up 65% of the total number of participants in our study, which is comparable with gender distributions in other works in university settings 10,15-17. Other studies that addressed the general population presented a more homogeneous distribution between genders 1,2,5,11-13,18,19.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…Studies assessing a sample's general knowledge about organ donation 1,2,11,13,14,16,17 have demonstrated misinformation on the same subjects as the control group in our study. Terbossen et al 17 showed that German medical students who did not carry a donor's card feared feeling pain during organ extraction procedures.…”

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confidence: 48%

“…We evidenced a predominance of respondents with close relatives with university degrees. Many studies in the literature had samples with individuals with university degrees or undergraduate university courses 2,3,6,12,15-17. Chung et al 19 addressed individuals in primary and middle school, and others have focused on individuals outside an academic setting 1,5,11,13,18,20,21.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most studies, from both Europe and Asia, had samples with a majority of religious individuals 1,13-15,22. Terbonssen et al 17 showed that among German medical students, a higher willingness to donate was associated, in many aspects, with a lack of religion, especially towards the belief in afterlife. Vijayalakshmi et al 13 displayed results in which half of the analyzed sample thought most religions opposed organ donation.…”

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The effectiveness of current informative material in improving awareness and opinion of undergraduate students towards organ donation: a comparative, randomized survey study

Riccetto¹,

Boin²

2019

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OBJECTIVES: Despite the contribution of awareness campaigns to the rise of organ donation rates in Brazil, younger folks are subject to few awareness actions. Records on the effect of informative campaigns at improving opinion and knowledge of undergraduates about organ donation are scarce. This study aimed to assess the effect of informative material about organ donation on changes in the trend of answers to a questionnaire compared to the answers of a control group. METHODS: Two randomized groups were compared, receiving the same standardized questionnaire. One group was supplied informative material on the subject, while the other was not. The questionnaire was sent to undergraduate students from two Brazilian universities. Statistical analysis was performed using Student's t-test, Chi-square test and multinomial regression tests. Adopted significance was 5%. RESULTS: There were 739 responses to the questionnaire. Mean age was 22 years, with a majority of women. Six of 14 questions displayed a change in the answer pattern of the experimental group compared to controls ( p <0.05). Opinion on organ donation had changes in 2 of 7 analyzed questions ( p <0.05). Knowledge on the subject had a shift in answer patterns in 4 of 7 questions. Regression demonstrated 3 items that were not influenced by respondents' age. CONCLUSION: There is controversy regarding the benefit of exposure to informative material. Negative changes were noted in the trust in transplantation as a safe treatment. Positive results regarding technical knowledge were obtained. Better results may be obtained by designing informative material tailored towards the student's specific concerns.

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confidence: 48%

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confidence: 99%

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The effectiveness of current informative material in improving awareness and opinion of undergraduate students towards organ donation: a comparative, randomized survey study

Riccetto¹,

Boin²

2019

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“…Access to relevant information may stimulate the unresolved minds to think in favour of donation. 6 Medical curriculum should highlight the importance of organ donation. Improving the attitudes of health care professionals could help to promote organ donation.…”

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Knowledge and Attitude of Second Year Medical, Dental and Nursing Students in Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Campus Towards Organ and Whole-Body Donation

Bhargavi¹,

Govindapillai²

2019

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BACKGROUND Students of medical as well as paramedical courses can function as a potential source of reliable information to the lay public regarding organ and body donation. They ultimately can play a key role in motivating the public along these lines ensuring successful implementation of organ donation related programs like the Mrithasanjevani. METHODS The cross-sectional study was done after obtaining clearance from institutional research and ethics committee. The second-year students of Government Medical College, Dental College and Nursing College, Thiruvananthapuram formed the study group. They were given a questionnaire regarding the awareness of organ and body donation. Qualitative and quantitative variables of the responses were then analysed. RESULTS Compared to the BDS and MBBS students, BSc nursing students were well informed of the various aspects of organ donation. One surprising finding observed was a reluctance by some medical students to body donation primarily owing to the disrespect shown to the body on the dissection table, which hurts the sentiments of many aspiring medical personnel. CONCLUSIONS A new wave of awareness has been generated in the society regarding organ and body donation, thanks to the efforts of governmental and NGO based campaigns, talks, web and media discussions, in recent times. A well aware population of the medical personnel will help to inculcate the concept in the public and motivate them. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Bhargavi UDK, Govindapillai UK. Knowledge and attitude of second year medical, dental and nursing students in Thiruvananthapuram government medical college campus towards organ and whole-body donation. J.

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Haltungen und Wissen über postmortale Organspende unter Auszubildenden und Studierenden im Gesundheitswesen

2020

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Objective In 2018 Germany had the lowest rate of post-mortem organ donation in the Eurotransplant network. Healthcare trainees and students will be important advisors on organ donation for patients in the future. This study aimed to examine 1) attitudes and knowledge about post-mortem organ donation, 2) how past transplantation scandals have affected those attitudes and 3) how satisfied respondents were with the knowledge provided on the courses. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between 20 March and 8 July 2019 at a university hospital and nursing schools in Berlin and Potsdam, Germany. Study participants were 209 medical students, 106 health sciences students and 67 trainee nurses. Results Of the respondents 29.3 and 50.8% knew the tasks of the German Organ Transplantation Foundation and Eurotransplant, respectively. All brain death questions were correctly answered by 56.3% of the medical students, 25.7% of the health sciences students and 50.9% of the trainee nurses (Fisher’s exact test p < 0.001, Cramer’s V = 0.242). Transplantation scandals had damaged attitudes towards organ donation for 20.7% of the medical students, 33.3% of the health sciences students and 13.6% of the trainee nurses (χ 2 -test p = 0.001, Cramer’s V = 0.164). Asked whether post-mortem organ donation was sufficiently addressed in their courses, 39.5% of the medical students, 60.4% of the health sciences students and 51.9% of the trainee nurses said this was not or tended not to be the case (Kruskal-Wallis H-test p < 0.001, Spearman’s rho r = −0.112). Conclusion Given the knowledge gaps identified and the respondents’ dissatisfaction with the knowledge they received, organ donation should be better integrated into curricula and training programs.

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Attitude towards organ donation in German medical students

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The effectiveness of current informative material in improving awareness and opinion of undergraduate students towards organ donation: a comparative, randomized survey study

The effectiveness of current informative material in improving awareness and opinion of undergraduate students towards organ donation: a comparative, randomized survey study

Knowledge and Attitude of Second Year Medical, Dental and Nursing Students in Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College Campus Towards Organ and Whole-Body Donation

Haltungen und Wissen über postmortale Organspende unter Auszubildenden und Studierenden im Gesundheitswesen

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