ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION
Journal Title: Kocatepe Medical Journal - Year 2021, Vol 6, Issue 22
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Organ transplantation is the transplantation of a functional organ from a cadaver or a living donor to replace a non-functional organ. The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes and behaviours towards organ donation of a population living in the province of Isparta, Turkey. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A questionnaire was applied to residents of the provincial centre of Isparta between March 2018 and July 2018. The study included physically, and mentally healthy individuals aged >18 years. A 61-item questionnaire related to personal characteristics and organ transplantation was prepared according to information in literature and was applied to each subject in a face-to-face interview. RESULTS: The study participants comprised 483 females and 432 males with a mean age of 37 years (range, 18-35 years). Of the total group, 47 (5.2%) had undergone organ donation, and there was greater trust in state hospitals than private hospitals (88.5% vs. 43%). At the stage of organ donation following confirmed brain death, 87.2% of the study subjects thought their own approval was sufficient, 87.2% thought there was a need for confirmation from the family, and 7.3% thought that there was no need for any approval. A total of 146 (16%) respondents reported that they would not donate their organs because of their beliefs and 91 (10%) thought that it was wrong to intervene in the chain of life and death by donating a part of the body. It was thought that offering financial encouragement to increase organ donation would be positive by 44.3% and negative by 43.8%. CONCLUSIONS: Talking about organ donation within the family, and family members knowing each other’s views beforehand would be useful in increasing donation rates. Incorrect news about organ donation has left a serious imprint of mistrust in the collective memory. To be able to overcome this mistrust, it is not enough to simply explain what organ donation is, but there must also be clear explanations of how the process is managed from the time of brain death until organ transplantation.
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Kemal Yetiş GÜLSOY, Semiha ORHAN, Süleyman KUTLUHAN
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