title: Donate a Piece of Liver: Is This an Option Accepted by Future Nurses of Pomeranian Medical University in Poland?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Liver transplantation from living donors (LLD) has become a viable and important source of liver grafts. The objective of this study was to analyze the attitude of nursing students at the Pomeranian Medical University in Poland on donation of live liver, and to determine the factors that affect it.
  
  
  METHODS
  Academic year 2011-2012, nursing students at a university in Poland, sampling points in 5 compulsory-attendance nursing courses with a completion rate of 80%, validated questionnaire (PCID-DVH Rios) filled out anonymously and self-administered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The completion rate was 89% (227/254). Of the 227 students surveyed, 92% (n = 209) were in favor, 6% (n = 14) undecided, and 2% (n = 4) against. When the LLD is not related, 44% (n = 100) of respondents would be in favor. With a positive attitude toward this type of donation, we associated the following variables: 1) age, with the youngest showing a more favorable attitude (P = .006); 2) attitude in favor of living kidney donation (98% vs 85%; odds ratio, 4.950; 95% confidence interval, 9.259-2.652; P = .002); 3) attitude in favor of accepting a family LLD (96% vs 81%; P = .003); 4) discussing donation and transplantation with family (95% vs 87%; P = .043).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ninety-two percent of nursing students at the Pomeranian Medical University in Poland were in favor of live organ donation, an attitude conditioned by various psychosocial factors.
authors.affiliation: International Collaborative Donor Project ("Projecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Nursing, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Hospital General Universitario Reina Sofia, Murcia, Spain. Electronic address: marmikla@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mikla
authors.affiliation: International Collaborative Donor Project ("Projecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB-Clinical Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Regional Transplant Center, Department of Health and Consumer Affairs in the Region of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.affiliation: International Collaborative Donor Project ("Projecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Department of Psychology, Catholic University San Antonio, UCAM, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopez-Navas
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gorzkowicz
authors.affiliation: Division of Nursing and Midwifery, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kilanska
authors.affiliation: International Collaborative Donor Project ("Projecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB-Clinical Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Regional Transplant Center, Department of Health and Consumer Affairs in the Region of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martinez-Alarcón
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramis
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB-Clinical Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Regional Transplant Center, Department of Health and Consumer Affairs in the Region of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lopez Montesinos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D019520:Living Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*; D014495:Universities