title: Emigration from the British Isles to southeastern Spain: a study of attitudes toward organ donation.
abstract: Southeastern Spain is a cosmopolitan area where there is a growing British and Irish population. The objective is to analyze the attitude toward organ donation among British and Irish citizens living in southeastern Spain. A sample was taken stratified according to a respondent's country of origin (n = 1700) between November 2005 and April 2006. Attitude was evaluated using a validated questionnaire, which was self-administered and completed anonymously. A sample of 2000 Spanish citizens was used as a control group. The survey completion rate was 95% (n = 1611). Attitude toward donation is favorable in 72% (n = 1155) of respondents with 8% (n = 122) against and 20% (n = 334) undecided. Attitude is more favorable than in the control group (72% vs. 63%; p < 0.0001). The following factors influence this attitude: (1) attitude toward the donation of a family member's organs (OR = 4.891); (2) having discussed the matter of organ donation within the family (OR = 2.513); (3) a willingness to accept an autopsy if it were necessary (OR = 1.706); (4) having no concern about the mutilation of the deceased donor (OR = 3.294); (5) having a partner who is in favor of donation (OR = 2.786) and (6) a respondent's belief that he or she might need a transplant in the future (OR = 2.243). The attitude of this population is more positive than in the native Spanish population and is determined by many psychosocial factors.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Servicio Murciano de Salud, Murcia. ZambudioARZRIOS@teleline.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ríos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cascales
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jarvis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parrilla
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramírez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude / Q000208:ethnology*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000639:trends*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000208:ethnology