%0 Journal Article 
%A Bas Sarmiento, María del Pilar
%A Martínez-Alarcón, Laura
%A Ríos, A
%A Santainés-Borredá, Elena
%A Agras-Suarez, MC
%A Cañadas-De la Fuente, GA
%A Hurtado-Pardos, B
%A Bárcena-Calvo, C
%A Perelló-Campaner, C
%A Arribas-Marin, JM
%A García-Mayor, S
%A Soto-Ruíz, MN
%A Navalón, JC
%A Bertran-Noguer, C
%A Peña-Amaro, MP
%A Jiménez-Herrera, MF
%A Blanco-Sánchez, R
%A Calvo-Sánchez, MD
%A Prado-Laguna, MC
%A González-García, A
%A Martínez-Rodríguez, A
%A Faus-Gabandé, F
%A Muiños-Alvarez, A
%A Peyró-Gregori, L
%A Hernández-Martínez, H
%A Saez, Aida
%A Sánchez, Álvaro
%A López-Navas, A
%A Ramirez, PAblo
%A Parrilla, Pascual
%T Nursing Students' Knowledge About Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Spanish Multicenter Study
%D 2019
%@ 1873-2623, 0041-1345
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37412
%X 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.
%~ Universidad de Cádiz