@misc{10498/37412,
year = {2019},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37412},
abstract = {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.},
publisher = {Elsevier},
title = {Nursing Students' Knowledge About Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Spanish Multicenter Study},
doi = {10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.08.019},
author = {Bas Sarmiento, María del Pilar and Martínez-Alarcón, Laura and Ríos, A and Santainés-Borredá, Elena and Agras-Suarez, MC and Cañadas-De la Fuente, GA and Hurtado-Pardos, B and Bárcena-Calvo, C and Perelló-Campaner, C and Arribas-Marin, JM and García-Mayor, S and Soto-Ruíz, MN and Navalón, JC and Bertran-Noguer, C and Peña-Amaro, MP and Jiménez-Herrera, MF and Blanco-Sánchez, R and Calvo-Sánchez, MD and Prado-Laguna, MC and González-García, A and Martínez-Rodríguez, A and Faus-Gabandé, F and Muiños-Alvarez, A and Peyró-Gregori, L and Hernández-Martínez, H and Saez, Aida and Sánchez, Álvaro and López-Navas, A and Ramirez, PAblo and Parrilla, Pascual},
}