Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness Toward Organ Donation Among Health Professionals in China

Hu, Dongmei; Huang, Hai

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“…[15] Time spent waiting on national transplant lists has long been an important influence on allocation of deceased donor kidneys in Western countries. Waiting time is now plays a role in China, [16,17] where in addition to other factors, obtaining authorization of the health authorities extends the dialysis time of those waiting to receive a donor kidney. Additionally, there are no data on the willingness of ESRD patients in China to accept KT.…”

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Factors affecting willingness to receive a kidney transplant among hemodialysis patients in West China

Tan

Song²,

Jiang³

et al. 2017

Medicine

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Many factors are associated with the willingness of ESRD patients to receive a kidney transplant. No data are available for patients in China. The study aim was to describe the attitudes toward transplantation in a cohort of patients at a single dialysis center in China.A study questionnaire derived from previously published literature was completed by 239 hemodialysis outpatients. Factors associated with willingness to receive a transplant were identified by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.The respondents were primarily men 50.7 ± 15.1 years of age; 46.4% were willing to receive a transplant. Younger age (OR = 0.928, 95% CI: 0.898–0.959), good self-reported health (OR = 0.203, 95% CI: 0.081–0.51), and awareness of the benefits of transplantation (OR = 0.195, 95% CI: 0.083–0.456) were less likely to deny the transplant. Patients ≤60 years of age were about 13 times more likely to favor transplantation than those >60 years of age (OR = 12.99, 95% CI: 3.75–45.45). For every 10 years under 60, participants were 2.16 times more willing to receive a kidney transplant (OR = 2.16, 95% CI: 1.53–3.02). Older patients were also less likely to be referred for evaluation (OR = 0.955, 95% CI: 0.923–0.989, P = .009).The percentage of ESRD patients in China, particularly older patients, who are willing to accept a transplant, is relatively low. A better understanding of the benefits of transplantation is needed to increase their acceptance.

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Factors affecting willingness to receive a kidney transplant among hemodialysis patients in West China

Tan

Song²,

Jiang³

et al. 2017

Medicine

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“…Figueroa reported that while 80% of the medical students were willing to be donors, 59% were actually registered and signed the donor card [19]. 49.3% of the doctors participating in the study of Hu D and Huong H showed willingness to be donors themselves [20]. Table 5 depicts the motivation behind medical care professionals who agree to be organ donors in our study compared with another author.…”

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Organ Donation: from Point of View of Students Doing Medical Internship in India

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Introduction. To study the knowledge and attitude of a medical student doing internship with regards to organ donation. Methods. A total of 50 specially designed questionnaires were distributed among medical students doing internship at a medical college. Those who gave their consent to participate in the study were asked to fill out the questionnaire. Results. 86% gave their consent to participate in the study. 100% were aware of the concept of organ donation. 68% had obtained this knowledge from newspapers. 4% had obtained knowledge from the Medical College. 48%, 48% and 34% believed that an organ donor was live, brain dead and cardiac dead, respectively. Awareness regarding kidney, eye, liver, heart and skin donation was found to be 82%, 80%, 80%, 62% and 64%, respectively. 54% were aware of Law pertaining to organ donation. 90% were either positive or willing to consider organ donation themselves. 10% felt that the donated organ might be misused. Conclusion. Health care professionals are the first to establish relationship with the potential donor's family and are a crucial link in the organ procurement process. Their attitude and level of knowledge regarding organ donation would reflect directly on the organ donation activity of any region. The interns in the present study had positive attitude towards organ donation but were lacking in knowledge about some key aspects such as brain death and legality involved in organ donation. Majority of the medical professionals had obtained their knowledge from newspapers and very few were taught about organ donation in the medical college. If education on organ donation and its various aspects was included in medical curriculum, it could empower the future medical care professionals with knowledge to further study the cause of organ donation and serve the society better.

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“…The majority of literature on attitudes surrounding organ donation are based on surveying the general public who serve as potential healthy donors . Attitudes from the general public do not necessarily reflect those of currently waitlisted patients.…”

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“…healthy donors. [7][8][9] Attitudes from the general public do not necessarily reflect those of currently waitlisted patients. Although a vast amount about barriers to donation among healthy donors has been described, there is a dearth of information regarding opinions toward organ donation among end-organ failure patients.…”

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Attitudes toward organ donation among waitlisted transplant patients: results of a cross‐sectional survey

Merola

Pei

Rodríguez-Dávalos

et al. 2016

Clinical Transplantation

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Organ shortage remains a major barrier to transplantation. While many efforts have focused on educating the general population regarding donation, few studies have examined knowledge regarding donation and donor registration rates among waitlisted candidates. We aimed to determine waitlisted patients' willingness to donate, elucidate attitudes surrounding organ allocation, and identify barriers to donation. A cross-sectional survey was distributed to assess demographics, knowledge regarding organ donation, and attitudes regarding the allocation process. Responses from 225 of 579 (39%) waitlisted patients were collected. 71 respondents (32%) were registered donors, while 64 patients (28%) noted no interest in participating in donation. 19% of respondents felt their medical treatment would change by being a donor, while 86 patients (38%) felt their condition precluded them from donation. 40 patients (18%) felt they should be prioritized on the waitlist if they agreed to donate. A minority of patients (28%) reported discussion of organ donation with their physician. Waitlisted candidates constitute a population of willing, though often unregistered, organ donors. Moreover, many endorse misconceptions regarding the allocation process and their donation eligibility. In a population for which transplantation is not always possible, education is needed regarding organ donation among waitlisted patients, as this may enhance donation rates.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Willingness Toward Organ Donation Among Health Professionals in China

Abstract: Health professionals showed lower favorable attitudes and willingness toward organ donation than Chinese general public. A proportion of Chinese health professionals' knowledge about organ donation was limited.

Cited by 54 publications

References 25 publications

Factors affecting willingness to receive a kidney transplant among hemodialysis patients in West China

Factors affecting willingness to receive a kidney transplant among hemodialysis patients in West China

Organ Donation: from Point of View of Students Doing Medical Internship in India

Attitudes toward organ donation among waitlisted transplant patients: results of a cross‐sectional survey

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