Factors influencing decision making on donating organs for transplantation in the opinion of the respondents - study using the CAWI method

Abstract

Introduction: Organ transplantation is a procedure of transferring living cells, tissues or organs within one organism or between two organisms. Despite the great achievements of transplantology and the legal basis regulating organ and tissue procurement and transplantation, there are still difficulties in overcoming social and psychological resistance related to this method of treatment and related to granting consent for organ donation. The aim of the study was to determine the knowledge of the factors influencing the decision to transplant organs among the respondents. Material and methods: The study was conducted using the CAWI method, where invitations were sent to a randomly selected group of respondents on the basis of specialized mailing lists, the research tool was a self-designed questionnaire. Participation in the study was anonymous and voluntary. Results and conclusions: Respondents have knowledge about transplantation. 52.4% of the respondents would agree that all organs should be taken from them after death in order to save the lives of other people, the remaining group was against it. The acceptance of organ donation may have an impact on the development of transplantology, especially thanks to its understanding by families who have to make decisions in this regard.

Opinion of surveyed nurses on transplantation and reasons for negative public attitudes toward organ donation

“…The author's study showed that, according to 98.7% of the respondents, transplantation is a life-saving procedure. Similarly, studies by other authors have found that nurses who would donate their organs have higher expertise, knowledge of the irreversibility of brain death and better attitudes toward organ donation ( 20 , 21 ). Medical personnel support transplantation procedures because of their high awareness of the issue.…”

When Biobanks Meet Religion: Association Between Religiosity and Attitudes of Polish Medical Students Toward Biobanking of Human Biological Material for Research Purposes

“…Moreover, research shows that since some tissues or organs are perceived as sacred or as the very essence of humanity (brain, heart, blood, eyes), some people are afraid that it will not be treated with respect during the research or after an autopsy. For example, since religion affects peoples’ beliefs on brain death (Majchrowicz, 2022 ; Majchrowicz et al, 2021 ) it can negatively affect people’s attitude toward brain donation (Aramoana et al, 2020 ; Halverson & Ross, 2012 ; Hussen et al, 2017 ; Kowal et al, 2015 ; Kraft et al, 2018 ; Marmamula et al, 2022 ; Simon et al, 2017 ). This is in line with previous studies that demonstrated that while people are eager to donate blood, cancerous tissue, skin, bones or/and liver tissue left over after a medical procedure, the most controversial types of biosamples include: brain postmortem, eyes postmortem, human embryos and reproductive tissues (Boise et al, 2017 ; Goodson & Vernon, 2004 ; Lewis et al, 2013 ; Majchrowska et al, 2022 ; Merdad et al, 2017 ).…”