title: [Polish nurses attitude toward organ transplatation].
abstract: The aim of the study was to analyze basic knowledge and attitude toward organs transplantation (Tx) among nurses working in Polish hospitals. The original questionnaire was sent to 269 nurses and 246 answers were received: 122 from dialysis and/or transplantation units (group I) and 124 from other departments (group II). Knowledge, estimated with a ten-questions test, was higher in group I and also depended on sex, educational status, period of working and place of live. Nurses having in family a person waiting for Tx achieved better results in the test than others. 86.2% of responders agree to serve as a donor after death (group I--86.1%, group II--86.3%), 89.0% (86.1% vs 91.9%; p>0.05)--to be treated with cadaveric donor Tx and 80.9% (71.3% vs 90.3%; p<0.05)--with living related donor (LRD) kidney Tx. 98.0% (97.5% vs 98.4%) want to give the kidney for family Tx if they are asked to. 9.3% (4.1% vs 14.5%, p>0.05) claim that some form of financial support for living donors is justified. 74,4% (84.4% vs 64.5%, p>0.05) have talked with the family about Tx and 65,0% (77.0% vs 53.2%; p>0.05) transferred their opinion about organs donation. 40% of nurses who haven't agreed for organ donation after death want to be treated with Tx. The main sources of knowledge about Tx are medical publications (62.6%) and media (40.6%). Our study indicates, that nurses present positive attitude toward organ donation and reception independently of the place of work (dialysis/transplantation or other department). LRD kidney donation is the most accepted transplantational procedure.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Nefrologii ze Stacja Dializ, Specjalistyczny Samodzielny Publiczny, Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej nad Dzieckiem i Młodzieza w Szczecinie. elajarmolinska@op.pl
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jarmolińska
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jarmoliński
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D019520:Living Donors / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D011044:Poland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires