Determination of the factors affecting organ donation: Voluntary organ donors |
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| Institution: | 1. Renal Transplantation Center, Health Application and Research Hospital, Kahramanmaras, Sütçü Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey;2. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Health Services Vocational School, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey;3. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery Kahramanmaraş, Turkey;1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Clinical Geriatric Medicine, Shanghai, China;2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China;3. Fudan University, Shanghai, China;1. Department of Public Health, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey;2. Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey;3. Department of Surgery, An-Najah National University Hospital, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine;4. Department of Surgical Nursing, Inonu University Faculty of Nursing, Malatya, Turkey;1. Nursing Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil;2. School of Nursing, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;3. Vale dos Sinos University, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil;4. Health State Agency of São Paulo, Transplantation Central of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;5. São José Hospital, Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil;6. Polydoro Ernani de São Thiago Hospital, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil;7. Federal University of Maranhão, Maranhão, Bahia, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | IntroductionIn Turkey, even if a person wishes to be an organ donor while alive, approval from the family is required after brain death. Therefore, many potential organ donations are lost as approval cannot be obtained from the family of the deceased. The aim of this study was to determine the factors affecting organ donation.MethodA total of 219 organ donation documents of Voluntary Organ Donors (VOD) were examined in a public hospital. The information examined included the age, gender, occupation, marital status, and place of birth of the donor, the number of organs donated, and the person from whom permission should be requested after brain death.ResultsOf the total organ donors, 62.6% were aged 19–25 years, 67.6% had a high level of education, 35.6% stated that permission should be sought from their father, and 69% were born in the Mediterranean region. A significant relationship was determined between age and the number of organs donated (p < 0.05).ConclusionIt can be recommended that education about organ transplantation and donation is given in regions where donor rates are low and there are groups with a high mean age, and a low education level of nurses. It could also be effective for nurses to lead organ donation campaigns to be able to increase the number of donations. |
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