TY - JOUR
T1 - Nursing Students’ Knowledge About Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Spanish Multicenter Study
AU - Martínez-Alarcón, Laura
AU - Ríos, Antonio
AU - Santainés-Borredá, Elena
AU - Agras-Suarez, María Concepción
AU - Cañadas-De la Fuente, Guillermo Arturo
AU - Hurtado-Pardos, Bárbara
AU - Bárcena-Calvo, Carmen
AU - Perelló-Campaner, Catalina
AU - Arribas-Marin, Juan Manuel
AU - García-Mayor, Silvia
AU - Soto-Ruíz, Maria Nelia
AU - Navalón, Juan Carlos
AU - Bertran-Noguer, Carme
AU - Peña-Amaro, Maria Pilar
AU - Jiménez-Herrera, Maria Francisca
AU - Blanco-Sánchez, Rafaela
AU - Calvo-Sánchez, Maria Dolores
AU - Prado-Laguna, María Carmen
AU - González-García, Alberto
AU - Martínez-Rodríguez, Adelina
AU - Bas-Sarmiento, Pilar
AU - Faus-Gabandé, Francisco
AU - Muiños-Alvarez, Alicia
AU - Peyró-Gregori, Loreto
AU - Helena, Hernández Martínez
AU - Saez, Aida
AU - Sánchez, Álvaro
AU - López-Navas, Ana
AU - Ramírez, Pablo
AU - Parrilla, Pascual
PY - 2019/11/1
Y1 - 2019/11/1
N2 - © 2019 Elsevier Inc. 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 and design: 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.
AB - © 2019 Elsevier Inc. 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 and design: 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.
KW - ATTITUDE
KW - PERSONNEL
UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/nursing-students-knowledge-about-organ-donation-transplantation-spanish-multicenter-study
U2 - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.08.019
DO - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.08.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 31627911
VL - 51
SP - 3008
EP - 3011
JO - Transplantation Proceedings
JF - Transplantation Proceedings
SN - 0041-1345
IS - 9
ER -