Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation
BackgroundThe aim of the study was to analyze determinants affecting attitudes toward organ donation among medical students at medical universities in Poland.Materials and methodsThe study involved 1,348 medical students. It was performed using a validated questionnaire of attitude toward organ dona...
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| author | Marzena Mikla Anna Maria Cybulska Antonio Rios Mariusz Panczyk Kamila Rachubińska Artur Kotwas Beata Karakiewicz Elżbieta Grochans Daria Schneider-Matyka |
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| description | BackgroundThe aim of the study was to analyze determinants affecting attitudes toward organ donation among medical students at medical universities in Poland.Materials and methodsThe study involved 1,348 medical students. It was performed using a validated questionnaire of attitude toward organ donation and transplantation (ODT) [PCID-DTO RIOS: A questionnaire designed by the International Collaborative Organ Donation project about organ transplantation and donation].ResultsIt was shown that those who would not donate their family member’s organs for transplantation were far more likely to believe it was not their moral duty (p = 0.013) and to feel no solidarity with those in need (p = 0.000). Those who spoke to their families believed it was their moral duty (p = 0.000), and believed they would do it out of solidarity with those in need (p = 0.000). It was found that having family conversations about donating one’s organs for transplantation was statistically significantly related to being a blood donor (p = 0.002), fear of desecration/disfigurement of the body after death in case of organ donation (p = 0. 000), a belief that it may be necessary to become an organ recipient in the future (p = 0.000), and knowledge of loved ones’ opinions about ODT (father p = 0.000, mother p = 0.000), partner (p = 0.000).Conclusion1. The reluctance to donate the organs of loved ones for transplantation is accompanied by a lack of a sense of moral obligation and a lack of solidarity with those in need. Conversely, conversations among loved ones about organ donation are thought-provoking, causing a sense of moral obligation and solidarity with those in need. 2. Regardless of the stance on organ donation and family discussions on the subject, the respondents do not care what happens to the body after organ donation, but they also do not know the opinions of their loved ones about ODT. 3. Conversations with loved ones contribute to the acceptance of circumstances in which organs would be harvested for transplantation without consent. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-99783171c2ae44069697574aab2754842025-02-03T08:53:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-02-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.15311401531140Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donationMarzena Mikla0Anna Maria Cybulska1Antonio Rios2Mariusz Panczyk3Kamila Rachubińska4Artur Kotwas5Beata Karakiewicz6Elżbieta Grochans7Daria Schneider-Matyka8Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, Murcia, SpainDepartment of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, PolandDepartment of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, SpainFaculty of Health Science, Department of Teaching and Outcomes of Education, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, PolandIndependent Research and Biostatistics Laboratory, Department of Social Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, PolandSubdepartment of Social Medicine and Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, PolandDepartment of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, PolandDepartment of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, PolandBackgroundThe aim of the study was to analyze determinants affecting attitudes toward organ donation among medical students at medical universities in Poland.Materials and methodsThe study involved 1,348 medical students. It was performed using a validated questionnaire of attitude toward organ donation and transplantation (ODT) [PCID-DTO RIOS: A questionnaire designed by the International Collaborative Organ Donation project about organ transplantation and donation].ResultsIt was shown that those who would not donate their family member’s organs for transplantation were far more likely to believe it was not their moral duty (p = 0.013) and to feel no solidarity with those in need (p = 0.000). Those who spoke to their families believed it was their moral duty (p = 0.000), and believed they would do it out of solidarity with those in need (p = 0.000). It was found that having family conversations about donating one’s organs for transplantation was statistically significantly related to being a blood donor (p = 0.002), fear of desecration/disfigurement of the body after death in case of organ donation (p = 0. 000), a belief that it may be necessary to become an organ recipient in the future (p = 0.000), and knowledge of loved ones’ opinions about ODT (father p = 0.000, mother p = 0.000), partner (p = 0.000).Conclusion1. The reluctance to donate the organs of loved ones for transplantation is accompanied by a lack of a sense of moral obligation and a lack of solidarity with those in need. Conversely, conversations among loved ones about organ donation are thought-provoking, causing a sense of moral obligation and solidarity with those in need. 2. Regardless of the stance on organ donation and family discussions on the subject, the respondents do not care what happens to the body after organ donation, but they also do not know the opinions of their loved ones about ODT. 3. Conversations with loved ones contribute to the acceptance of circumstances in which organs would be harvested for transplantation without consent.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1531140/fullbrain deathknowledgemedical studentsorgan donationtransplantation |
| spellingShingle | Marzena Mikla Anna Maria Cybulska Antonio Rios Mariusz Panczyk Kamila Rachubińska Artur Kotwas Beata Karakiewicz Elżbieta Grochans Daria Schneider-Matyka Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation Frontiers in Public Health brain death knowledge medical students organ donation transplantation |
| title | Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation |
| title_full | Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation |
| title_fullStr | Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation |
| title_short | Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation |
| title_sort | attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation |
| topic | brain death knowledge medical students organ donation transplantation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1531140/full |
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