scholarly journals Factors associated with registration for organ donation among clinical nurses

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. e0247424
Author(s):  
Li-Chueh Weng ◽  
Yang-Jen Chiang ◽  
Hsiu-Li Huang ◽  
Yu-Hsia Tsai ◽  
Kang-Hua Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Nurses ◽  
Policy Domain ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Service Training

Purpose Healthcare professionals play an important role in the organ donation process. The aim of this study was to examine the organ donation registration rate and related factors among clinical nurses. Material and methods In this cross-sectional, correlational study, we used mailed questionnaires to collect data from four geographical areas and three hospital levels in Taiwan from June 6 to August 31, 2018. Two thousand and thirty-three clinical nurses participated in this study. Results Participants’ mean age was 34.47 years, and 95.7% were women. Of them, 78.3% were willing to donate their organs and 20.6% had registered for organ donation after death. The results of logistic regression showed that in the personal domain, higher age (odds ratio (OR) = 1.03, p < 0.001), better knowledge of organ donation (OR = 1.09, p < 0.001), and a positive attitude toward organ donation (OR = 2.91, p < 0.001) were positively associated with organ donation registration, while cultural myths (OR = 0.69, p < 0.001) were negatively correlated. In the policy domain, the convenience of the registration procedure (OR = 1.45, p < 0.001) was positively associated with registration. A gap between willingness to donate and actual registration was observed. Conclusions Personal factors played an important role in organ donation registration. Therefore, efforts to improve knowledge and inculcate positive cultural beliefs about organ donation among clinical nurses are recommended. There is also a need to cooperate with government policies to provide appropriate in-service training and policy incentives and establish an efficient registration process.

Job demand and control among clinical nurses in a provincial hospital and related factors: Results from a cross-sectional study in 2020.

2021 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Thi Thu Thuy Tran ◽  
◽  
Thi Huong Nguyen ◽  
Van Bang Nguyen ◽  
Thi Thanh Xuan Le
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Nurses ◽  
Provincial Hospital ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Night Shifts

Objective: This study aimed to examine the psychological work environments and associated factors among clinical nurses in a provincial tertiary hospital in the North of Vietnam in 2020. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among all nurses of 22 clinical wards who directly provided care to patients. 261/318 eligible nurses returned the self-reported survey questionnaires that consisted of the Vietnamese version of the Job Content Questionnaire 22 items and originally developed questions on personal characteristics and work conditions. Descriptive analysis, t-test, ANOVA, and multivariate linear regressions were applied to describe the current job demand, job control, and related factors at the significant level p less than 0.05. Results: The response rate of the current study was 82.1%. Nurses reported moderate job demand (29.39±3.64) and job control (66.86±5.79). Increased job control was significantly associated with more frequency of receiving support from superiors (p<0.001), a self-perceived opportunity of promotion (p = 0.011), and more night shifts per week (p=0.004). Less support from co-workers and more night shifts were associated with a higher job demand score among study participants (p = 0.041 and 0.002, respectively). Conclusions: Several nurses in the provincial hospital work in unfavorable work environments with high job demand and low job control, which could adversely affect nurses’ well-being. It is essential to promote social support at work to improve the psychological working conditions and performance of study participants. Keywords: Job demand, Job control, JCQ, clinical nurses, provincial hospital, Vietnam

Donor Action: A Quality Assurance Program for Intensive Care Units That Increases Organ Donation

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celia Wight ◽  
Bernard Cohen ◽  
Leo Roels ◽  
Blanca Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Quality Assurance Program ◽  
Year Effect ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Program Modules

Donor Action (DA) is an international initiative that helps intensive care units (ICUs) improve donation. Existing best practices from around the world have been incorporated into this quality assurance program. Following a validated diagnostic review, areas of weakness in donation practices are identified and the appropriate changes introduced. Corrective measures have been developed in the form of five “core” program modules which correspond to critical steps in the donation process and can be used together or alone according to specific identified needs. Medical records review (MRR) and hospital attitude surveys (HAS) were performed in 11 ICUs in Spain (2), The Netherlands (2), the United Kingdom (1), and Canada (6). Baseline data were gathered on the units potential for donation, staff attitudes toward donation, and self-reported skills/confidence in performing a range of donation roles. Analysis of these data were used to customize the program to individual ICU requirements. MRR data from 579 cases showed a 69% (398) potential for donation from which only 31% (124) were realized. Detection and management failures (166; 42%) and refusal to donate (104; 26%) were the major reasons for loss of potential donors. The HAS returns from staff (2,129) showed consistently strong perceptions that organ donation saves lives (97%). Support for donation (94%) and willingness to donate their own organs (79%) were high in all country samples. Ratings of skills/confidence were highest for comforting the family (70%), with much lower comfort levels reported on explaining brain death (44%), introducing organ donation (38%), and presenting a family with the option for donation (31%). Following introduction of the appropriate program modules, a sustained (2–year) effect of a 33% increase in donation rates is demonstrated. The Donor Action HAS and MRR are useful tools in identifying problems within the donation process and lead to the introduction of improvement strategies integral to the Donor Action program that result in an increase in organ donation.

PERCEPTION OF ORGAN AND CORPSE DONATION AMONG STUDENTS OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abimbola Oladuni EBEYE ◽  
Chukwuedu OJEBOR ◽  
Ade ALABI
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
State University ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Failed Organ ◽  
Basic Medical

In this era of great health challenges, organ donation may be the only intervention to failing and failed organs. Organ donation is willingly accepting to donate an organ or part of an organ to someone with a failing organ or failed organ. There are very few voluntary donations. Cadavers a major tool in the study of anatomy is gotten through unclaimed bodies, corpse from condemned criminals and donation of corpse for teaching and research. This cross sectional survey includes 707 students, 390 dissecting students and 317 non dissecting students from the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Delta State University Abraka. Structured questionnaires were administered to the student and date analysed. This was done to know the perception of student to organ and corpse donation and to assess if dissection affects the willingness to donate one’s organ or corpse for research. Result generally showed a negative attitude to organ and corpse donation. Only 5.9% considered donating their organs and 4.1% considered donating their corpse for research. The poor attitude towards organ and body donation may be attributed to people not wanting their body to be disrespected (30%), fear of the effect of donation (23%), religious beliefs (10%), and traditional beliefs (6%). Surprisingly lack of awareness to donation of organs and corpse accounted for a few percentages. 

NURSES' COMMITMENT TO THU DUC DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN HO CHI MINH CITY

2017 ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Minh Quan Nguyen ◽  
Van Thang Vo ◽  
Ngoc Thanh Cao
Keyword(s):  
District Hospital ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Nurses ◽  
Hospital Nursing ◽  
Clinical Nursing ◽  
One Year ◽  
Heath Care

Backgound: Commitment of nursing greatly affects hospital staff management and quality of service heath care. The objective of the study was to describe and determine related factors to clinical nurses’ commitment to the hospital. Material and method: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 305 clinical nursing staff with a minimum of one year of work in Thu Duc district Hospital. Use questionnaire “The scale of consciousness attached to the organization”. Results: The study showed that the mean commitment score of clinical nursing was 3.73 ± 0.70. The study identified four factors that influence the commitment of clinical nursing: job characteristics; Opportunities for training and career development; Personal income and equity; Colleague factor. Conclusion: Leaders need to pay more attention to the factors that influence the commitment of nursing, contributing to the increased commitment of nursing to the hospital. Key words: Commitment; Hospital, Nursing

scholarly journals Egyptians Social Acceptance and Consenting Options for Posthumous Organ Donation. A Cross Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ammal Mokhtar Metwally ◽  
Ghada A. Abdel-Latif ◽  
Lobna Eletreby ◽  
Ahmed Aboulghate ◽  
Amira Mohsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Personal Preference ◽  
The Public ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Posthumous Organ Donation

Abstract Background: Organ donation has become one of the most effective ways in developing and developed countries to save lives and improve the quality of life for patients with end-stage organ failure. No previous studies investigated either the Egyptians’ perception or preferences about different consenting options for organ donation. This study aims to assess Egyptian personal preferences and public perception of norm on several consenting options for posthumous organ donation, and measure the awareness and acceptance of the public to Egyptian law articles regulating organ donation. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted along two years among 2743 participants. Participants were chosen from governmental and non-governmental facilities as well as from the general public. Each participant was required to complete the study questionnaire which included demographic characteristics, personal preferences and public norms of eleven consenting options arranged from 1 (most preferred) to 11 (least preferred), and awareness and acceptance of the seven articles of Egyptian laws concerning organ donation. Results: About 78% of the respondents expressed willingness to donate their organs after death while 22% were not willing to donate. Out of donation preferences, informed consent by donor only was a preferable choice, where about one third of respondents assigned to this option the highest ranking scores (31% as a personal preference and 31.6 % for the public norm). There was no difference between males and females or between personal preferences and perception of norms in consenting systems ranking. The awareness for the targeted Egyptian laws regarding organ donation after death was relatively low ranging from 56% to 23%. Conclusion: Informed consent by donor only was the preferable choice as personal preference and as norm. The choice of consenting options did not vary with gender, education or employment. Increasing the awareness of Egyptians on the articles of the law of organ donation is highly needed.

scholarly journals Critical Care Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Organ Donation and its Relationship With Empathy

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 544-555
Author(s):  
Mahnaz Taherkhani ◽  
◽  
Leili Yekefallah ◽  
Leila Dehghankar ◽  
Peyman Namdar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Donor ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dialysis Unit ◽  
Donation Process

Background: Critical care nurses play an important role in the organ donation process, and their attitudes towards it and willingness to register as an organ donor are related to various factors, including empathy. Objective: This study aims to compare the attitudes of nurses in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Emergency Department (ED), and Dialysis Unit (DU) towards organ donation and its relationship with empathy. Methods: This descriptive study with cross-sectional design that was conducted in 2019 in hospitals affiliated to Qazvin University of Medical Sciences in Qazvin, Iran on 222 nurses from the three critical care units who were selected by stratified random sampling method. Data collection tools were Chakradhar’s Organ Donation Questionnaire (ODQ) and Davis’s Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), completed by nurses were completed. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical tests. Findings: The mean ODQ score was higher in DU and ICU nurses than in ED nurses (P=0.23), where the nurses of ICU-General had the highest score (51±6.07) and the nurses of ED-Trauma had the lowest score. The highest and lowest IRI scores were related to DU and ICU-General nurses, respectively. The total IRI score (r=0.13, P=0.04) and its dimensions of perspective taking ( r=0.152, P=0.02) and fantasy (r=0.14, P=0.03) had a positive correlation with the nurses’ attitudes. Conclusion: Critical care nurses have greater than the average score in ODQ. There is a significant relationship between empathy and their attitudes towards organ donation. Their empathy with patients has a significant effect on increasing their attitudes towards accepting organ donation. Therefore, it is necessary to implement educational interventions for changing the critical care nurses’ attitudes in order to increase their empathy.

Breastfeeding attitudes of refugee women from Syria and influencing factors: a study based on the transition theory

2020 ◽  
pp. 175791392096452
Author(s):  
Meltem Ozkaya ◽  
Oznur Korukcu ◽  
Ingvild Aune
Keyword(s):  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Breastfeeding Duration ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Refugee Women ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Breastfeeding Attitudes

Aims: This review was designed to systematically examine studies that determine the breastfeeding attitudes of Syrian mothers, and factors influencing their breastfeeding behavior. Methods: Studies published between 2010 and 2020 were examined using ‘Syria OR Syrian mother OR Syrian refugee AND breastfeeding OR breastfeeding practices OR intention OR attitudes OR exclusive breastfeeding’ as keywords on PubMed, GoogleScholar, MEDLINE, Scopus, ProQuest, National Thesis Center, Web of Science, ScienceDirect and CINAHL; and five publications meeting the inclusion criteria were included in the study. The researchers independently used JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies and JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Systematic Reviews and Research Syntheses, developed by Joanna Briggs Institute, to assess the methodological quality. Results: A total of 6546 studies were accessed as a result of the literature review. Five studies meeting the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Women who are in this process experience a developmental and situational transition according to the framework of Meleis’ theory. Factors affecting their breastfeeding attitudes were grouped under three main and four sub-themes. It was determined that personal factors (socioeconomic factors, cultural beliefs, the significance of breastfeeding practice, preparation), factors related to the immediate environment and social factors affect these women’s attitudes toward breastfeeding. Conclusion: It was found that most of the Syrian women had positive attitudes toward breastfeeding; however, the breastfeeding duration was less than 6 months for most of the refugees. Furthermore, according to the results of the studies, refugee women from Syria who did not receive social support from their spouses and relatives stopped breastfeeding.

scholarly journals Attitudes towards organ donation in Syria: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Tarzi ◽  
Malke Asaad ◽  
Joudi Tarabishi ◽  
Obada Zayegh ◽  
Rama Hamza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Organ Donations ◽  
Deceased Organ Donation

Abstract Background The perception of organ donation and brain death among Syrian population has not been previously explored. The goal of this study is to evaluate the attitude and knowledge of organ donation among Syrians and the willingness of this population to donate their organs. Methods We conducted a survey-based cross-sectional study in four hospitals in Aleppo, Syria in November 2019. Patient demographic, awareness of brain death; and attitude toward organ donation were collected and analyzed. Results A total of 350 individuals were invited to participate in the survey among whom 303 (197 females, 106 males) agreed to participate in the study (87% response rate). The majority of our participants (n = 249, 82%) heard about organ donation with television (n = 166, 55%), social media (n = 77, 25%), and the internet (n = 77, 25%) being the most common sources of information. When assessing knowledge about brain death, only 40% (n = 116) answered 3 or more questions (out of 5) correctly. Fifty-eight percent (n = 176) of respondents agreed with the idea of organ donation and 183 (62%) would like to donate their organs one day. The leading motivation to organ donation was the desire to help (n = 234, 77%), while the most common reason to refuse donation was the refusal to disfigure a dead body by removing an organ (n = 125, 41%). Religious reasons were cited as motivation for organ donation by 43% of participants (n = 130), and a reason for refusing to donate organs by 24% (n = 71). Most respondents (n = 261, 88%) were unaware of the laws and legislations related to organ donation in Syria. When asked if religion and law were encouraging organ donation, 76% of respondents (n = 226) would donate their organs. Although more positive attitude was found in those with better brain death knowledge (score ≥ 3), this did not translate into more willingness to donate organs in this group of participants. Conclusions The promotion of organ donations from deceased donors is a necessity given the rising shortage of organs. The information provided by this study could help policy makers build future strategies to promote deceased organ donation programs and overcome current obstacles preventing such initiatives from achieving their goals.

scholarly journals Knowledge and awareness regarding eye donation among medical and para medical students in a tertiary care hospital in Odisha: a comparative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1047
Author(s):  
Ankit Rattan ◽  
Antaryami Sahoo ◽  
Z. U. Khan ◽  
Archana Patnaik ◽  
Priyatama Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Willingness To Donate ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Eye Donation

Background: India needs around 2,77,000 donations annually to perform 1,00,000 corneal transplants. To enhance the procurement of corneal donations further, raising the level of public education on eye donation was the most important first step. The Govt. of India under the 11th 5-year plan envisages eliminating avoidable blindness completely by 2020. The aim and objective of the study was to compare the awareness of eye donation and willingness to donate eyes among medical and paramedical students.Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out among 400 final year MBBS students and interns and also among the final year B.Sc. nursing students and at Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar from August 2018 to September 2018.Results: The study participants were in the age group of 18-25 years. While 100% medical students had heard about organ donation, 85.5% of paramedical students heard about organ donation. Positive opinion regarding donation of eye post death was got from all the medical students as against 85% of paramedical students. More than 1/3rd of the study participants in both the groups were willing to donate eyes and know more regarding the same and also had a fair idea regarding shortage of donors in India.Conclusions: Awareness of eye donation is better in medical students compared to paramedical students, preferably due to the exposure and study curriculum. Most of the students in both groups were inclined to pledge for eye donation. Awareness regarding eye donation will form the prime base for the elimination of avoidable blindness in India.

scholarly journals Gender based perspectives about organ donation among students in a medical school in North India

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 1710
Author(s):  
Rajiv Kumar Gupta ◽  
Parveen Singh ◽  
Najma Akhtar ◽  
Rashmi Kumari ◽  
Chandini Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Donor ◽  
North India ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Human Organ ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Cadaver Organ ◽  
Gender Based

Background: Deaths due to organ failure are reaching alarming numbers mainly due to paucity of organ donation. The medical students who are the future doctors hold promise to alleviate this paucity by willing to register as a donor themselves as well as facilitating cadaver organ donation process. Objective was to assess the perspectives (awareness and attitudes) of medical students regarding organ donation.Methods: The present cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among 280 undergraduates’ students of Government Medical College Jammu, J and K, India. A pretested and self administered 22 item questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics (5), to assess awareness (11) and attitude (6) about organ donation.Results: Higher proportion of female students were aware about transplantation of human organ act (p<0.05). Awareness about organ donation card was very poor among both the sexes. Only 77.50% of the respondents were aware of the legal age for organ donation. Higher proportion of male students considered themselves to be future organ donor (p<0.05) although both the sexes wanted to be informed more on organ donation. Organ could be wasted (47.14%) was the main barrier among respondents for organ donation.Conclusions: The awareness and attitude among the respondents were found to be non-desirable on many parameters. Authors suggest introduction of a teaching module which should include all aspects of organ donation in medical schools starting from first profession onwards.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document