How to improve organ donation: results of the ISHLT/FACT poll

Öz, Mehmet C.; Kherani, Aftab R.; Rowe, Amanda W.; Roels, L; Crandall, Chauncey; Tomatis, Luis A.; Young, James B.

doi:10.1016/s1053-2498(03)00074-3

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“…Similar to our study, these studies have noted that the majority of the public views many of the financial incentives as acceptable, whereas health professionals working in the field of transplantation and nephrology are much less supportive. Surveyed health professionals in transplantation have suggested previously that providing incentives to the family or potential donor may increase the number of potential donors (20,27) and found similar support for financial incentives similar to those studied here (28). The lack of acceptability of certain financial incentives, notably monetary payment, by health professionals may stem from their comfort level in discussing donation with families once financial incentives are offered (33) or their perceived "moral inappropriateness" of offering cash (20).…”

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confidence: 64%

“…Previous surveys, with varying methods and populations, have been conducted to assess the feasibility and acceptability of financial incentives for increasing organ donation (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30). Financial incentives have been implemented successfully to increase donation of sperm, oocytes, and blood (31); however, given legal and other concerns, the acceptability of financial incentives for organ donation to various stakeholders is contentious.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Attitudes Toward Strategies to Increase Organ Donation

Barnieh

Klarenbach²,

Gill

et al. 2012

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

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Summary Background and objective The acceptability of financial incentives for organ donation is contentious. This study sought to determine (1) the acceptability of expense reimbursement or financial incentives by the general public, health professionals involved with organ donation and transplantation, and those with or affected by kidney disease and (2) for the public, whether financial incentives would alter their willingness to consider donation. Design, setting, participants, & measurements Web-based survey administered to members of the Canadian public, health professionals, and people with or affected by kidney disease asking questions regarding acceptability of strategies to increase living and deceased kidney donation and willingness to donate a kidney under various financial incentives. Results Responses were collected from 2004 members of the Canadian public October 11–18, 2011; responses from health professionals (n=339) and people with or affected by kidney disease (n=268) were collected during a 4-week period commencing October 11, 2011. Acceptability of one or more financial incentives to increase deceased and living donation was noted in >70% and 40% of all groups, respectively. Support for monetary payment for living donors was 45%, 14%, and 27% for the public, health professionals, and people with or affected by kidney disease, respectively. Overall, reimbursement of funeral expenses for deceased donors and a tax break for living donors were the most acceptable. Conclusion The general public views regulated financial incentives for living and deceased donation to be acceptable. Future research needs to examine the impact of financial incentives on rates of deceased and living donors.

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confidence: 64%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes Toward Strategies to Increase Organ Donation

Barnieh

Klarenbach²,

Gill

et al. 2012

Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

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“…This is clearly above the EU average of 17.8 per million population. (English, 2007;Wright, 2007), religion and religious beliefs (Gimbel et al, 2003;Rumsey et al, 2003), the efficiency of a country's transplant co-ordination (Johnson & Goldstein, 2004); GPD and health expenditure per capita (Healy, 2005), awareness of organ donation (Oz et al, 2003), blood donation rate (Abadie & Gay, 2006), knowledge of someone who had donated an organ after death and awareness of any one who received a donated organ (Rumsey et al, 2003), education (Gimbel et al, 2003), and attitudes towards organ donation and presumed consent (Roels et al, 1997).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…More than half of the respondents believed that donation rates could also be improved by other interventions. These included indirect compensation, better awareness and more education on organ donation among the general public, having more medical staff to talk with families and building a rapport with them and legally binding donor cards (Oz et al, 2003).…”

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Doctors’ Attitudes Towards Opting-Out and the Implication of This Legislation for a Small Island State

Lauri¹

2012

Organ Donation and Transplantation - Public Policy and Clinical Perspectives

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“…One of the main steps proposed to improve procurement and transplant activity is education of the general public and health care professionals. As such, an ongoing training program for health care professionals should be present in every medical institution to improve the identification and management of potential donors using standardized protocols (16)(17)(18). The importance of organ donation, signing donor cards and discussing one's organ donation wishes with family members are key components in the education of the public.…”

Section: Donor Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%