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Cadaveric donotransplantation: nurses' attitudes, knowledge and behaviour.

M Sque1, S Payne, I Vlachonikolis

  • 1European Institute Health and Medical Sciences, Postgraduate Research School, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. m.sque@surrey.ac.uk

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|January 21, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Nurses generally support organ donation but have mixed feelings due to altruism and fear. Renal nurses showed significantly higher favorability towards organ transplantation compared to other specialties.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Science
  • Nursing Research
  • Transplantation Medicine

Background:

  • Human organ transplantation is vital for irreversible organ failure but faces organ shortages.
  • Nurses are crucial in organ donation due to their proximity to donors and families.
  • Understanding nurses' perspectives on organ/tissue donation and transplantation is essential for improving procurement rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess UK registered nurses' attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors regarding cadaveric organ/tissue donation and transplantation.
  • To explore the underlying factors influencing nurses' attitudes towards organ donation.
  • To identify differences in attitudes among various nursing specialist groups.

Main Methods:

  • A postal questionnaire survey was distributed to 2465 registered nurses across the UK.
Keywords:
Empirical ApproachHealth Care and Public Health

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  • 1333 questionnaires were returned, yielding a 54% response rate.
  • Factor analysis and analysis of variance were used to analyze attitudes and compare specialist groups.

    • Main Results:

    • 78% of nurses had positive attitudes towards organ donation, with only 10% opposed.
    • Nurses exhibited ambivalent attitudes, influenced by altruism, fear, body integrity, and family distress.
    • Nurses in renal units demonstrated significantly greater support for organ transplantation than other nursing groups.

    Conclusions:

    • While nurses are generally supportive of organ donation, complex attitudes persist.
    • Addressing concerns related to body integrity and family distress may enhance donation rates.
    • Targeted education and support for nurses, particularly those outside renal units, could improve organ procurement outcomes.