Knowledge of the Brain Death Concept Among Older People.
Transplant Proc
; 52(2): 506-508, 2020 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The concept of brain death (BD) is not well understood in the general population; this lack of knowledge is one of the main factors that generates an attitude against organ donation. Older people are a population group that has rarely been studied in relation to organ donation and transplantation (ODT), and it is important to investigate the most important aspects of ODT, such as people's concept of BD.OBJECTIVES:
To analyze the level of understanding of the concept of BD in people > 65 years of age and the factors that influence their mode of thinking.METHODS:
A multicenter study was carried out with a representative sample of people > 65 years of age, stratified by sex and geographic location in the southeast of Spain (n = 420). Knowledge of BD as well as the influence of other variables were analyzed through a validated questionnaire about ODT. SPSS version 21.0 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, United States) software was used for statistical analysis. Descriptive analysis included Student t test and the χ2 test.RESULTS:
The questionnaire had a completion rate of 84% (n = 351). In 36% (n = 127) of cases, people Ë 65 years of age understood the concept of BD. In general, knowledge of this concept has not been associated with other variables including social-family interaction about ODT (P > .05).CONCLUSIONS:
Older people do not understand the concept of BD. It is, therefore, necessary to carry out informative campaigns on ODT explaining this concept. This would improve organ donation awareness in this particular group of people.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Obtención de Tejidos y Órganos
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Muerte Encefálica
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Trasplante de Órganos
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transplant Proc
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España