Banas, B. and Bleyer, B. and Eckert, M. and Gruber, H. and Pfirstinger, J. and Schaller, O. and Dietl, B. (2013) Level of information of students at the University of Regensburg concerning organ donation and transplantation - Informed or not informed consent in organ donation? DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, 138 (15). pp. 775-780. ISSN 0012-0472,
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Background: As a result of the actual amendment of the German transplantation law, every citizen will be regularly asked by health insurance companies about his attitude towards postmortem organ donation - without the obligation to decide. The aim is to increase the willingness of donations as well as the availability of organs. Therefore, we investigated the level of information of students at the University of Regensburg and their agreement to organ transplantation regarding an informed consent. Methods: Using an interdisciplinary developed questionnaire (Medicine, Theology, Educational Science) the level of information concerning process and possibilities of organ donation, the possession of an organ donor card, as well as the active or passive consent to donate organs was investigated. Results: Out of 1225 respondents 31.5% had an organ donor card, 49.1% wanted to donate organs, 32.1% were unsure. 98% generally favoured organ donation. However, serious information deficits about brain death were identified: 37.4% did not know that brain death is a prerequisite for a post-mortem organ donation, 18% thought brain death is reversible, 52.7% were not aware of the necessity of intensive medical care. Furthermore, providing information about other potential donor Organs including lungs, pancreas, small intestine, and tissue is required. Conclusion: Health insurance companies and responsible authorities need to close the identified gaps in knowledge in order to achieve informed" consent with organ donation, which might increase the availability and number of donor organs.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ; organ donation; donor organs; information deficit; students; informed consent |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 100 Philosophy 200 Religion > 230 Christian theology 300 Social sciences > 370 Education 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Catholic Theology > Systematische Theologie > Theologische Sozialethik, Anthropologie und Wertorientierung - Prof. Dr. Bernhard Laux Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin III (Hämatologie und Internistische Onkologie) Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin II Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Strahlentherapie Human Sciences > Institut für Erziehungswissenschaften > Lehrstuhl für Pädagogik III (Prof. Dr. Hans Gruber) |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Apr 2020 10:26 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Apr 2020 10:26 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/16823 |
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