The profile of the families who go through the decision-making process of donatiing their child’s organ
The aim of this study was to describe the profile of the families who go through the decision-making process of organ donation of their child. Data collection was made through the analysis of the handbooks from the Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) and statistically analyzed using the Qui-square...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Ceará
2007-04-01
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| Series: | Rev Rene |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5287 |
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| Summary: | The aim of this study was to describe the profile of the families who go through the decision-making process of organ donation of their child. Data collection was made through the analysis of the handbooks from the Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) and statistically analyzed using the Qui-square test. The results show a predominance of nondonors (65%), greater frequency of deaths for violent causes (62%), predominance of adolescents (52%), average time of hospitalization of 7 days between the donors, and 4 days between the non-donors, and greater frequency of both parents approach (25%) during the interview with the OPO members. The limitations of this study included the absence of data in the handbooks regarding religion, family income, school level and parents’ occupation.
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| ISSN: | 1517-3852 2175-6783 |