Physicians' attitude toward organ donation and transplantation in the <scp>USA</scp>

Alkhatib, Amer A.; Maldonado, Angela Q.; Jalil, Ala Abdel; Hutson, William R.

doi:10.1111/ctr.12307

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“…The results showed that more than 93.8% of the participants possessed a degree of knowledge about organ donation, and 64.9% of the participants were aware of the shortage of organs for transplantation, which was lower than the results in a survey about physicians in the United States where approximately 86% of responders were aware about organ shortage problem. 18 In all of the participants, only 19.6% knew the sector where to donate an organ and 13.7% knew the procedure of donation, which indicates there is still an immediate need to educate the health professionals with regard to basic knowledge about organ donation in China. Besides, most of the health professionals (82.6%) had not taken part in any training courses or lectures about organ donation, which is in agreement with the conclusion of a research in the United States that few physicians reported receiving formal training in donation, with most of them rating their knowledge as limited.…”

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“…A similar result was found in a survey about American physicians' attitudes toward organ donation, showing that the unfair organ allocation system is one of reasons for declining to register as organ donor. 18 Therefore, a legal system regulating organ donation should be quickly revised and reinforced to eradicate the illegal organ trading activities both in China and in other countries so as to eliminate fear of organ donation and change negative attitudes. In addition, 32.3% said that their unwillingness to donate their own organs were based on Chinese traditional values that people should maintain physical integrity of their bodies after death, which was also found by several other studies as a reason for not wanting to donate.…”

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“…Several analyses of health professional attitudes toward organ donation have been performed in other countries. 11,[14][15][16][17][18] However, few researches have been undertaken on knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of health professional about organ donation in China.…”

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

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2015

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

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2015

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“…Dissemination of incomplete information violates the ethical principles of transparency and truthfulness in medicine and denies individuals the right to informed decision making. It is not surprising that almost 24% of US physicians object to donation because of concerns about the quality of end-of-life care and the invasiveness of perimortem procedures associated with organ procurement [76]. We recommend that medical information about how death is determined and the surgical procedures that are performed for organ procurement should be communicated clearly and explicitly to the general public in media campaigns and opinion surveys.…”

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The moral code in Islam and organ donation in Western countries: reinterpreting religious scriptures to meet utilitarian medical objectives

Rady

Verheijde

2014

Philos Ethics Humanit Med

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End-of-life organ donation is controversial in Islam. The controversy stems from: (1) scientifically flawed medical criteria of death determination; (2) invasive perimortem procedures for preserving transplantable organs; and (3) incomplete disclosure of information to consenting donors and families. Data from a survey of Muslims residing in Western countries have shown that the interpretation of religious scriptures and advice of faith leaders were major barriers to willingness for organ donation. Transplant advocates have proposed corrective interventions: (1) reinterpreting religious scriptures, (2) reeducating faith leaders, and (3) utilizing media campaigns to overcome religious barriers in Muslim communities. This proposal disregards the intensifying scientific, legal, and ethical controversies in Western societies about the medical criteria of death determination in donors. It would also violate the dignity and inviolability of human life which are pertinent values incorporated in the Islamic moral code. Reinterpreting religious scriptures to serve the utilitarian objectives of a controversial end-of-life practice, perceived to be socially desirable, transgresses the Islamic moral code. It may also have deleterious practical consequences, as donors can suffer harm before death. The negative normative consequences of utilitarian secular moral reasoning reset the Islamic moral code upholding the sanctity and dignity of human life.

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“…Interestingly, we saw a tendency that HPs tended to disagree with the barriers that they themselves considered significant factors barring ODT. When communicating with relatives, the majority of HPs found it rather acceptable to propose concrete altruistic arguments that have formerly been found associated with high ODT advocacy [11, 19]. …”

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For and against Organ Donation and Transplantation: Intricate Facilitators and Barriers in Organ Donation Perceived by German Nurses and Doctors

Hvidt

Mayr

Paal³

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Journal of Transplantation

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Background. Significant facilitators and barriers to organ donation and transplantation remain in the general public and even in health professionals. Negative attitudes of HPs have been identified as the most significant barrier to actual ODT. The purpose of this paper was hence to investigate to what extent HPs (physicians and nurses) experience such facilitators and barriers in ODT and to what extent they are intercorrelated. We thus combined single causes to circumscribed factors of respective barriers and facilitators and analyzed them for differences regarding profession, gender, spiritual/religious self-categorization, and self-estimated knowledge of ODT and their mutual interaction. Methods. By the use of questionnaires we investigated intricate facilitators and barriers to organ donation experienced by HPs (n = 175; 73% nurses, 27% physicians) in around ten wards at the University Hospital of Munich. Results. Our study confirms a general high agreement with the importance of ODT. Nevertheless, we identified both facilitators and barriers in the following fields: (1) knowledge of ODT and willingness to donate own organs, (2) ethical delicacies in ODT, (3) stressors to handle ODT in the hospital, and (4) individual beliefs and self-estimated religion/spirituality. Conclusion. Attention to the intricacy of stressors and barriers in HPs continues to be a high priority focus for the availability of donor organs.

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Physicians' attitude toward organ donation and transplantation in the USA

Cited by 14 publications

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

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

The moral code in Islam and organ donation in Western countries: reinterpreting religious scriptures to meet utilitarian medical objectives

For and against Organ Donation and Transplantation: Intricate Facilitators and Barriers in Organ Donation Perceived by German Nurses and Doctors

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