• Clinical transplantation · Feb 2014

    Multicenter Study

    A multicenter study of the attitude of secondary school teachers toward solid organ donation and transplantation in the southeast of Spain.

    • Beatriz Febrero, Antonio Ríos, Ana López-Navas, Laura Martínez-Alarcón, Javier Almela, Álvaro Sánchez, Jose Sánchez, Juan José Parrilla, Pablo Ramírez, and Pascual Parrilla.
    • Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante, Murcia, Spain; Regional Transplant Center, Consejería de Sanidad, Servicio Murciano de Salud, Murcia, Spain; Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Servicio Murciano de Salud, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en el Área temática de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Murcia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
    • Clin Transplant. 2014 Feb 1;28(2):259-66.

    BackgroundTeachers play a fundamental role in providing information to adolescents and could influence their attitudes.ObjectivesTo analyze the attitude of teachers toward organ donation and the concept of brain death (BD); the psychosocial variables related to attitude; and the information provided to pupils.MethodsA multicenter study was carried out using a random sample of secondary school teaching staff from 10 schools (n = 327) in the southeast of Spain. Attitude toward organ donation was assessed using a validated questionnaire that was self-administered and completed anonymously.ResultsThe questionnaire completion rate was 88% (n = 288), with 75% (n = 215) in favor of organ donation, 23% had doubts, and 2% were not in favor. Regarding the knowledge of BD, 62% (n = 179) accepted that this meant a person's death. The variables associated with a more favorable attitude included conversations with family and friends (p < 0.05); a partner's favorable opinion (OR 3.194); knowledge of the concept of BD (p = 0.006); being a blood donor (OR 8.264); and a favorable attitude toward autopsy (OR 4.716). Teachers provided information about organ donation to pupils in 16% of cases (n = 47).ConclusionsSeventy-five percent of teachers are in favor of organ donation. Their attitude is affected by psychosocial factors.© 2014 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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