@misc{10481/76698,
year = {2021},
month = {9},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/76698},
abstract = {Background: This research explores how public awareness and attitudes
towards donation and transplantation policies may contribute to Spain’s success
in cadaveric organ donation.
Materials and Methods: A representative sample of 813 people residing in
Andalusia (Southern Spain) were surveyed by telephone or via Internet
between October and December 2018.
Results: Most participants trust Spain’s donation and transplantation system
(93%) and wish to donate their organs after death (76%). Among donors, a majority have expressed their consent (59%), while few non-donors have
expressed their refusal (14%). Only a minority is aware of the presumed
consent system in force (28%) and feel sufficiently informed regarding the
requirements needed to be an organ donor (16%). Participants mainly consider
that relatives should represent the deceased’s preferences and be consulted
when the deceased’s wishes are unknown, as is the case in Spain.
Conclusions: Public trust in the transplant system may contribute to Spain’s
high performance in organ donation. High levels of societal support towards
organ donation and transplantation do not correspond in Spain with similar
levels of public awareness of donation and transplantation policies.},
organization = {Project INEDyTO Spanish
Government (MINECO FFI2017-88913-P)},
organization = {Institute for
Advanced Social Studies (IESA-CSIC)},
publisher = {Elsevier},
keywords = {Tissue and Organ Procurement},
keywords = {Policies},
keywords = {Public opinion},
keywords = {Public knowledge},
keywords = {Presumed consent},
keywords = {Allocation Criteria},
title = {Public perception of organ donation and transplantation policies in Southern Spain},
doi = {10.1101/2021.09.17.21263724},
author = {Díaz Cobacho, Gonzalo and Cruz Piqueras, Maite and Hortal Carmona, Joaquín and Martínez López, María Victoria and Molina Pérez, Alberto and Rodríguez Arias Vailhen, David},
}