Do Spanish Medical Students Understand the Concept of Brain Death?
Prog Transplant
; 28(1): 77-82, 2018 03.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the level of understanding of the brain death concept among medical students in universities in Spain.METHODS:
This cross-sectional sociological, interdisciplinary, and multicenter study was performed on 9598 medical students in Spain. The sample was stratified by geographical area and academic year. A previously validated self-reported measure of brain death knowledge (questionnaire Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante sobre la Donación y Transplante de Organos) was completed anonymously by students.RESULTS:
Respondents completed 9275 surveys for a completion rate of 95.7%. Of those, 67% (n = 6190) of the respondents understood the brain death concept. Of the rest, 28% (n = 2652) did not know what it meant, and the remaining 5% (n = 433) believed that it did not mean that the patient was dead. The variables related to a correct understanding of the concept were (1) being older ( P < .001), (2) studying at a public university ( P < .001), (3) year of medical school ( P < .001), (4) studying at one of the universities in the south of Spain ( P = .003), (5) having discussed donation and transplantation with the family ( P < .001), (6) having spoken to friends about the matter ( P < .001), (7) a partner's favorable attitude toward donation and transplantation ( P < .001), and (8) religious beliefs ( P < .001).CONCLUSIONS:
Sixty-seven percent of medical students know the concept of brain death, and knowledge improved as they advanced in their degree.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes de Medicina
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Muerte Encefálica
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prog Transplant
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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TRANSPLANTE
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España