Organspendebereitschaft in Deutschland

Abstract

More than half of the pupils between 14 years and 20 years of age support the concept of organ transplantation as therapeutic option. Nevertheless the proportion of organ card holders is small among these students. These regional results identify an information deficit in young people in Germany as one of the main causes for inadequate acceptance of organ donation. Therefore, information and structured education should be intensified in German schools as possible measure to increase the number of future organ donor card holders in Germany.

Informationsstand von Regensburger Studierenden zu Organspende und Transplantation

“…Sicher beeinflussen multiple Faktoren das Entscheidungsverhalten, von wesentlicher Bedeutung aber ist laut der Schülerbefra-gung die Informiertheit [9].…”

Attitude of Healthcare Professionals: A Major Limiting Factor in Organ Donation from Brain-Dead Donors

“…It has been often believed that low deceased donors (DD) organ donation rate is mainly due to the poor societal perception and nonacceptance (for a number of reasons) of brain death concept. However, several studies have shown that perception of organ donation and transplantation in lay society and their attitude toward transplantation are (at least theoretically) generally positive [ 4 – 6 ]. Factors affecting and improving this attitude have been identified.…”