RT journal article
T1 Exploring Health Science Students' Notions on Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Multicenter Study
A1 Martínez-Alarcón, Laura
A1 Ríos, Antonio
A1 Gutiérrez, Pedro Ramón
A1 Santainés-Borredá, Elena
A1 Gómez, Francisco Javier
A1 Agras-Suarez, María Concepción
A1 Iriarte, Jorge
A1 Cañadas-De la Fuente, Guillermo Arturo
A1 Herruzo, Rafael
A1 Hurtado-Pardos, Bárbara
A1 Blanco, Gerardo
A1 Bárcena-Calvo, Carmen
A1 Llorca, Francisco Javier
A1 Perelló-Campaner, Catalina
A1 Asunsolo, Angel
A1 Arribas-Marin, Juan Manuel
A1 Sánchez, Pilar
A1 García-Mayor, Silvia
A1 Fernández, Ana
A1 Soto-Ruíz, Maria Nelia
A1 de Jesús, Maria Teresa
A1 Navalón, Juan Carlos
A1 Lana, Alberto
A1 Bertran-Noguer, Carme
A1 Fuentes, L.
A1 Peña-Amaro, Maria Pilar
A1 Hernández, J.R.
A1 Jiménez-Herrera, Maria Francisca
A1 Virseda, Julio
A1 Blanco-Sánchez, Rafaela
A1 Yelamos, Jose
A1 Calvo-Sánchez, María Dolores
A1 Bondía, J.A.
A1 Prado-Laguna, María Carmen
A1 González-García, Alberto
A1 Martínez-Rodríguez, Adelina
A1 Bas Sarmiento, María del Pilar
A1 Faus-Gabandé, Francisco
A1 Muiños-Álvarez, Alicia
A1 Peyró-Gregori, Loreto
A1 Hernández-Martínez, Helena
A1 López-Navas, Ana Isabel
A1 Parrilla, Pascual
A1 Ramírez, Pablo
A2 Cirugía
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 organ donation
K1 organ  transplantation
AB The knowledge acquired during university education about organ donation and transplantation (ODT) decisively influences the information future health professionals transmit. This is important in ODT where the participation of the general public is essential to obtain organs.Objective: To determine notions of Spanish medicine and nursing students on ODT and its relationship with attitude toward ODT.Methods and design: and design. We conducted a sociologic, multicenter, and observational study. The population for our study consisted of medical and nursing students in Spanish universities. Our database was the Collaborative International Donor Project, stratified by geographic area and academic course. A validated questionnaire (PCID-DTO-RIOS) was self-administered and completed anonymously. Our sample consisted of 9598 medical and 10,566 nursing students (99% confidence interval; precision of ±1%), stratified by geographic area and year of study.Results: The completion rate for our study was 90%. Only 20% (n=3640) of students thought their notions on ODT were good; 41% (n=7531) thought their notions were normal; 36% (n=6550) thought their notions were scarce. Comparing groups, there were differences between those who believed that their notions on ODT were good (44% nursing vs 56% medical students; P < .000), and those who believed it scarce (54% nursing vs 46% medical students; P < .000). Notions on ODT were related with attitude toward the donation of one's own organs: those who considered their notions were good were more in favor then those who considered it scarce (88% vs 72%; P < .000).Conclusion: Only 20% of Spanish medical and nursing students thought their notions on ODT were good. Having good knowledge is related to a favorable attitude towards ODT. Receiving specific information on the subject could improve their knowledge about ODT during their training.
PB Elsevier
SN 0041-1345
YR 2020
FD 2020-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38284
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/38284
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 04-nov-2026