An online explorative study towards parents opinions about organ donation: from individual decisions to family discussions. / An online explorative study towards parents opinions about organ donation: from individual decisions to family discussions.

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Parental decisions about organ donation by their child are influenced by many factors. One of these factors may be a previous discussion under non-crisis circumstances. The question then arises whether parents have thought about this topic for themselves and discussed it with each other or with their child. METHODS: An initial exploratory Internet survey to explore these discussions, parental opinions about school lessons on donation, the age threshold for a child to decide about donation, and determinants that influence these aspects. Questionnaire was sent to 14,000 panel members. We selected respondents with children younger than 16 years old. RESULTS: Questionnaire response rate was 35