KAPsurvey: Attitudes About Organ Transplantation
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The study evaluates the knowledge, attitude and practice about organ transplantation among medical students and medical staff.
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Detailed Description
Globally, almost every second a transplanted kidney comes from a living donor (LDTx); in Europe it is 18.1%, but in Poland it is only 2% (0.6 for 1 million from living donors). The number of patients awaiting on kidney transplantation (KTx) is increasing, and the number of deceased donors is constantly at a low level. This disturbing situation should motivate the entire interdisciplinary health team to seek new solutions.
In the study the investigators are examining how medical students and medical staff feel about the issues of organ transplantation, especially: organ shortage, cost of organ transplantation, definition of brain death.
The investigators are planning to focus on the following specific questions:
What is the level of knowledge about organ donation among participants? What are the sociodemographic, sociocultural and socioeconomic characteristics of listed as an Organ Donor and non-listed as an Organ Donor among medical staff and medical students? Evidence on the role of financial and other incentives in eliciting organ donation.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Medical students, medical staff Survey about Knowledge, Attitude and Practice About Organ Transplantation |
Behavioral: survey
Survey
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Percentage of participants who approve prosocial motivation to organ donation [2 months]
Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate attitude assessed by 10- items questionnaire about perception towards financial and other incentives in eliciting organ donation. For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale).
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Results of the Medical Knowledge Tool (Questionnaire) [2 months]
Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate knowledge assessed by 10- items questionnaire about basic information about organ registry and qualification to transplantation. For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale).
- Results of the Practice Tool (Questionnaire) [2 months]
Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate practice assessed by 10- items questionnaire about basic information about practice with organ donation (prohibited and unethical practices). For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale).
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Give voluntary consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not meet the above criteria
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | International Institute of Rescue Research and Education | Warsaw | Masovia | Poland | 03-122 |
| 2 | International Institute of Rescue Research and Education | Warsaw | Poland | 03-122 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- International Institute of Rescue Research and Education
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Lukasz Szarpak, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
- Principal Investigator: Lukasz Czyżewski, Medical University of Warsaw
- Principal Investigator: Andrzej Kurowski, Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- KAPtransplant2014