Nursing Students' Knowledge About Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Spanish Multicenter Study.
Transplant Proc
; 51(9): 3008-3011, 2019 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Health care professionals and the information that they provide to the public on organ donation and transplantation (ODT) influence attitudes toward this option. OBJECTIVE:
The objective was to analyze the knowledge of university nursing students at Spanish universities toward ODT and the factors affecting it. METHODS ANDDESIGN:
The methods and design included a multicenter, sociologic, and observational study including university nursing diploma students in a complete academic year.PARTICIPANTS:
A sample of 10,566 students was selected stratified by geographic area and year. INSTRUMENT A validated questionnaire of knowledge toward ODT (PCID-DTO RIOS), self-administered and completed anonymously.RESULTS:
Questionnaire completion rate 85% (n = 9001). Only 18% (n = 1580) believed that their knowledge about ODT was good, 40% (n = 3578) believed that the information they had was normal, and 39% believed that their knowledge was sparse. Of the students, 96% believed that organ needs are not covered and 79% that they might need a transplant in the future. Only 39% (n = 3493) had attended a talk about ODT. Furthermore, 83% (n = 7435) believed that attending a talk would be interesting. The following variables were associated with having a more adequate knowledge gender (62% men vs 57% women; P < .001); academic year (P < .001); knowing a donor (P < .001); knowing a transplant patient (P < .001); believing the possibility of needing a transplant oneself in the future (P < .001); attitude toward deceased donation (P < .001); and interest in receiving an informative talk about ODT (P < .001).CONCLUSION:
Only 18% of nursing students in Spain believed that their knowledge about ODT was adequate. These results must be considered for possible training plans for these future professionals.
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Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Enfermagem
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Obtenção de Tecidos e Órgãos
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Transplante de Órgãos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transplant Proc
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article