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Ríos A, López-Navas AI, Martínez-Alarcón L, Ramis G, Hernández AM, Ayala MA, Garrido G, Ramírez P, Parrilla P. Acceptance of organ xenotransplantation among Latin American immigrants resident in the United States. Xenotransplantation 2016; 23:269-78. [PMID: 27422340 DOI: 10.1111/xen.12250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Making xenotransplantation socially acceptable is the first step in working toward the promotion of this potential therapy option for providing transplant organs. OBJECTIVE To analyze the attitude toward xenotransplantation among the Latin American population resident in Florida (the USA), and to determine the variables affecting this attitude. METHODS A sample of Latin American residents in the state of Florida was randomized and stratified according to nationality, age, and sex (n = 1524). Attitude was assessed using a validated questionnaire (PCID-XenoTx Rios) which was self-completed anonymously. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS descriptive analysis, Student's t-test, the chi-square test, and a logistic regression analysis. RESULTS The questionnaire completion rate was 95% (n = 1450). If it was assumed that xenotransplanted organs functioned as well as human ones, 10% (n = 147) would be in favor, 73% (n = 1092) against, and 17% (n = 246) undecided. If the results were worse, only 2% (n = 35) would be in favor. This favorable attitude was related to country of origin (Honduras and Guatemala; P < 0.001); age (P < 0.001); sex (women; P < 0.001); marital status (married; P < 0.001); descendents (yes; P < 0.001); level of formal education (secondary education and university; P < 0.001); participation in voluntary prosocial activities (yes; P < 0.001); having spoken about donation and transplantation within the family (yes; P < 0.001); a partner's favorable attitude toward transplantation (P = 0.040); religion (catholic; P < 0.001); knowing the attitude of one's religion toward donation (yes; P < 0.001); previous experience of donation and/or transplantation (yes; P < 0.001); a belief that one might need a transplant in the future (yes; P < 0.001); and a favorable attitude toward human donation (yes; P < 0.001). The following were associated with attitude in the multivariate analysis: age (≥40 yrs; OR = 1.152); marital status (married; OR = 500); prosocial activities (yes, I participate in them; OR = 9.196. No, but I would like to; OR = 332.538); religion (catholic; OR = 2000); attitude toward deceased organ donation (in favor; OR = 2000); and previous experience of donation and/or transplantation (yes; OR = 500). CONCLUSIONS The attitude of Latin Americans resident in Florida toward xenotransplantation is very negative, and is determined by many psychosocial factors, mainly related to their prior attitude toward the different kinds of human organ donation.
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- Antonio Ríos
- International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain.,Regional Transplant Center, Consejería de Sanidad, Murcia Health Service, Murcia, Spain.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.,Surgery Service, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital (IMIB), Murcia Health Service, Murcia, Spain
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- International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain.,Regional Transplant Center, Consejería de Sanidad, Murcia Health Service, Murcia, Spain.,Department of Psychology, UCAM, San Antonio Catholic University, Murcia, Spain
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- International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain.,Regional Transplant Center, Consejería de Sanidad, Murcia Health Service, Murcia, Spain.,Surgery Service, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital (IMIB), Murcia Health Service, Murcia, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Unidad de Docencia y Formación Continuada, Servicio Murciano de Salud, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain
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- Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío, León, Guanajuato, Mexico.,HGSZ No 10 del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Delegación Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Regional Transplant Center, Consejería de Sanidad, Murcia Health Service, Murcia, Spain.,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.,Surgery Service, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital (IMIB), Murcia Health Service, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.,Surgery Service, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital (IMIB), Murcia Health Service, Murcia, Spain
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Ríos A, López-Navas AI, López-López AI, Gómez FJ, Iriarte J, Herruzo R, Blanco G, Llorca FJ, Asunsolo A, Sánchez-Gallegos P, Gutiérrez PR, Fernández A, de Jesús MT, Martínez-Alarcón L, Lana A, Fuentes L, Hernández JR, Virseda J, Yelamos J, Bondía JA, Hernández AM, Ayala MA, Ramírez P, Parrilla P. Acceptance of living liver donation among medical students: A multicenter stratified study from Spain. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:5800-5813. [PMID: 27433093 PMCID: PMC4932215 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i25.5800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Revised: 05/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To analyze the attitude of Spanish medical students toward living liver donation (LLD) and to establish which factors have an influence on this attitude.
METHODS: Study type: A sociological, interdisciplinary, multicenter and observational study. Study population: Medical students enrolled in Spain (n = 34000) in the university academic year 2010-2011. Sample size: A sample of 9598 students stratified by geographical area and academic year. Instrument used to measure attitude: A validated questionnaire (PCID-DVH RIOS) was self-administered and completed anonymously. Data collection procedure: Randomly selected medical schools. The questionnaire was applied to each academic year at compulsory sessions. Statistical analysis: Student´s t test, χ2 test and logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS: The completion rate was 95.7% (n = 9275). 89% (n = 8258) were in favor of related LLD, and 32% (n = 2937) supported unrelated LLD. The following variables were associated with having a more favorable attitude: (1) age (P = 0.008); (2) sex (P < 0.001); (3) academic year (P < 0.001); (4) geographical area (P = 0.013); (5) believing in the possibility of needing a transplant oneself in the future (P < 0.001); (6) attitude toward deceased donation (P < 0.001); (7) attitude toward living kidney donation (P < 0.001); (8) acceptance of a donated liver segment from a family member if one were needed (P < 0.001); (9) having discussed the subject with one's family (P < 0.001) and friends (P < 0.001); (10) a partner's opinion about the subject (P < 0.001); (11) carrying out activities of an altruistic nature; and (12) fear of the possible mutilation of the body after donation (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION: Spanish medical students have a favorable attitude toward LLD.
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Ríos A, López-Navas A, López-López A, Gómez FJ, Iriarte J, Herruzo R, Blanco G, Llorca FJ, Asunsolo A, Sánchez P, Gutiérrez PR, Fernández A, de Jesús MT, Martínez-Alarcón L, del Olivo M, Fuentes L, Hernández JR, Virseda J, Yelamos J, Bondía JA, Hernández A, Ayala MA, Ramírez P, Parrilla P. Medical students faced with related and unrelated living kidney donation: a stratified and multicentre study in Spain. World J Urol 2016; 34:1673-1684. [DOI: 10.1007/s00345-016-1797-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Mikla M, Ríos A, López-Navas A, Kasper M, Brzostek T, Martínez-Alarcón L, Ramis G, Ramírez P, López-Montesinos MJ. Brain Death: Is It a Misunderstood Concept Among Nursing Students in the South of Poland? Transplant Proc 2015; 47:2578-80. [PMID: 26680040 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective of the present study was to analyze the knowledge and acceptance of the brain death (BD) concept among nursing students. METHODS The study was undertaken in the academic year of 2011 to 2012 in nursing students from the University of the South of Poland. The sample was carried out in compulsory sessions, in the 5 years of the nursing degree study, with a completion rate of 80%. The questionnaire was validated (PCID-DTO Ríos), self-administered, and completed anonymously. RESULTS The completion rate was 93% (492 of 530). Of the students surveyed, 75% (n = 369) knew the concept of BD and considered it to mean a person's death. Of the rest, 19% (n = 93) did not know it, and the remaining 6% (n = 30) believed that it did not mean that a person was dead. The following variables were significantly related with the correct knowledge of the BD concept: 1) age (22 ± 2 years; P ≤ .001); 2) academic year (P ≤ .001); 3) discussion with friends about organ donation and transplantation (ODT) (P = .035); 4) partner's favorable attitude toward donation and transplantation (P = .009); and 5) being Catholic (P = .031). In the multivariate analysis, the following variables persisted as independent variables related to the BD concept: a) age [OR = 1.468 (1.247-1.697); P ≤ .001] and b) partner's opinion of ODT [OR = 2.248 (1.255-4.025); P = .006]. No association was found with attitude toward ODT. CONCLUSIONS More than 25% of the students from the Jagiellonian University of Kraków did not know or accept the concept of brain death.
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- M Mikla
- Department of Nursing, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain; Reina Sofía General University Hospital, Murcia, Spain.
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- International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Regional Transplant Center, Consejería de Sanidad y Consumo de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
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- International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Department of Psychology, Universidad Católica San Antonio, UCAM, Murcia, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain; Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Regional Transplant Center, Consejería de Sanidad y Consumo de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain; Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; Regional Transplant Center, Consejería de Sanidad y Consumo de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Dominicans Resident in Spain and the United States Faced With Deceased Organ Donation. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:2575-7. [PMID: 26680039 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Investigating the attitude of subgroups of populations living in different countries is useful for establishing whether there are differences in opinion in terms of place of residence. The objective of the study was to analyze attitudes toward deceased organ donation in the population from the Dominican Republic who are residing in the southeast of the United States and Spain. METHODS A sample was taken of residents of the population from the Dominican Republic residing in Florida (the United States) (n = 63) and in Spain (n = 80), which was stratified by age and sex. A validated questionnaire about psychosocial aspects (PCID-DTO Rios) was self-administered and completed anonymously: the χ(2) test, Student t test, and logistic regression analysis were used. RESULTS The completion rate was 86% (123 respondents of the 143 selected). Of those surveyed, 54% were in favor, 23% were against, and 23% were undecided. Of the residents in Spain (n = 57) 63% (n = 36) were in favor, 12% (n = 7) were against, and 25% (n = 14) were undecided. Of the residents in the United States (n = 66) 46% (n = 30) were in favor, 33% (n = 22) were against, and 21% (n = 14) were undecided (P < .001). The following factors were found to be associated with attitude: 1) level of education [OR = 12.195 (52.631-2.808); P = .001]; 2) concern about the possible mutilation of the body after donation [OR = 11.363 (47.619-2.695; P = .001]; and 3) rejection of cremation or burial of the body after death [OR = 6.134 (21.276-1.763); P = .004]. CONCLUSIONS Attitude toward the donation of the respondent's own deceased organs after death was more favorable among Dominican residents in Spain compared with those living in the United States.
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Ríos A, López-Navas A, López-López A, Gómez FJ, Iriarte J, Herruzo R, Blanco G, Llorca FJ, Asunsolo A, Sánchez P, Gutiérrez PR, Fernández A, de Jesús MT, Martínez Alarcón L, Lana A, Fuentes L, Hernández JR, Virseda J, Yelamos J, Bondía JA, Hernández A, Ayala MA, Ramis G, Ramírez P, Parrilla P. The level of acceptance of spanish medical students of the transplantation of solid organs from animals: a stratified and multicentre study. Xenotransplantation 2015; 22:476-86. [PMID: 26602493 DOI: 10.1111/xen.12208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Research into the transplantation of solid organs from animals (xenotransplantation) is generating interest and curiosity given that this could be a way of resolving the shortage in transplant organs. However, the fact is that currently xenotransplantation is far from becoming a clinical practice. OBJECTIVE To analyse the attitude of medical students from Spanish universities towards the donation of organs from animals and to determine the factors affecting their attitudes. MATERIAL AND METHODS TYPE OF STUDY A sociological, interdisciplinary, observational and multicentre study in Spain. STUDY POPULATION Students enrolled on the medical degree in Spain (n = 34 000). SAMPLE SIZE A sample of 9598 students (a confidence level of 99% and precision of ± 1%) stratified by geographical area and academic year. Instrument of measurement: A validated questionnaire of attitude towards organ xenotransplantation (PCID-XenoTx RIOS) which was self-administered and completed anonymously. RESULTS A completion rate of 95.7% (n = 9275) was obtained. If the results of xenotransplantation were as good as in human donation, 81% (n = 7491) would be in favour, 3% (n = 308) against and 16% (n = 1476) undecided. The following variables affected this attitude: sex (P < 0.001); academic year (P < 0.001); discussion of transplantation with one's family (P < 0.001) and friends (P < 0.001); the opinion of one's partner (P < 0.001); the respondent's attitude towards organ donation (P < 0.001); religion (P < 0.001); and participation in altruistic activities (P < 0.001). The following variables persisted in the multivariate analysis: (1) being a female (OR = 1.794; P < 0.001); (2) academic year (OR = 2.487; P < 0.001); (3) having spoken about the issue with one's family (OR = 1.200; P = 0.019); (4) the favourable opinion of one's partner (OR = 1.526; P = 0.028); (5) an attitude in favour of donation (OR = 2.087; P < 0.001); (6) being an atheist/agnostic, (OR = 2.5; P < 0.001); and (7) a belief that one's religion is in favour of transplantation (OR = 1.317; P = 0.005). CONCLUSIONS Spanish medical students have a favourable attitude towards xenotransplantation. This willingness and interest could be a decisive platform for the development and strengthening of research, both for centres with a pre-clinical xenotransplantation programme and new healthcare centres.
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- Antonio Ríos
- International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain.,Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.,Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain.,Regional Transplant Centre, Consejería de Sanidad y Consumo de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain.,Department of Psychology, Universidad Católica San Antonio (UCAM), Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Urology, San Juan University Hospital of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía HBP y Trasplante Hepático, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Cirugía, Ciencias Médicas y Sociales, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Alcalá Campus Científico-Tecnológico, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio de Urología (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Canarias, CHUC) y Departamento de Cirugía (Universidad de La Laguna, ULL) San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas Básicas, Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain.,Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Área de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología y Fisiología Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y del Deporte, Universidad de Zaragoza, Huesca, Spain
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- Department of Immunology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Unidad de Docencia y Formación Continuada, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Servicio Murciano de Salud, El Palmar, Spain
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- Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío, León, Mexico.,HGSZ No. 10 del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Delegación Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- International Collaborative Donor Project ("Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante"), Murcia, Spain.,Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.,Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain.,Regional Transplant Centre, Consejería de Sanidad y Consumo de la Región de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.,Transplant Unit, Surgery Service, IMIB - Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia, Spain
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Rios A, Lopez-Navas A, Fernández-Olivares P, Martinez-Alarcón L, Mikla M, Ramis G, Ramirez P, Parrilla P. Attitudes Toward Living Donation in the Bolivian Population Residing in Spain. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:2597-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mikla M, Rios A, Lopez-Navas A, Gotlib J, Kilanska D, Martinez-Alarcón L, Ramis G, Ramirez P, Lopez Montesinos M. Factors Affecting Attitude Toward Organ Donation Among Nursing Students in Warsaw, Poland. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:2590-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Involvement of Religious Factors on the Attitude Toward Organs Donation Among the Ecuadorian Population Resident in Spain. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:2600-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Revised: 10/03/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ríos A, López-Navas AI, Ayala-García MA, Sebastián MJ, Abdo-Cuza A, Martínez-Alarcón L, Ramírez EJ, Muñoz G, Palacios G, Suárez-López J, Castellanos R, González B, Martínez MA, Díaz E, Ramírez P, Parrilla P. [Hospital-based multicenter study in Spain, Mexico and Cuba on attitudes to living liver donation]. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2015; 38:364-72. [PMID: 25623418 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Given the lack of a sufficient number of livers available for transplantation, living liver donation (LLD) is being developed in the Spanish-speaking world. To do this, it is essential that health workers in hospitals are in favor of such donation, given that they are a key component in this treatment and that their attitudes influence public opinion. OBJECTIVE To analyze attitude toward LLD among hospital personnel from healthcare centers in Spain and Latin America. MATERIAL AND METHOD Ten hospitals were selected from the «International Donor Collaborative Project»: 3 from Spain, 5 from Mexico and 2 from Cuba. Random sampling stratified by type of service and job category was used. Attitudes to LLD were evaluated through a validated questionnaire on psychosocial aspects. The questionnaire was anonymous and self-administered. Statistical tests consisted of Student's T test, the chi-square test and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Of the 2,618 employees surveyed, 85% (n=2,231) were in favor of related LLD; of these, 31% (n=804) were in favor of unrelated LLD. No association was found between the country of the interviewed, personal-social variables or work-related variables. The following factors were associated with a favorable attitude toward related LLD donation: having had personal experience of donation and transplantation (P<.001); being in favor of deceased donation (P<.001); believing that one might need a possible transplant (P<.001); being in favor of living kidney donation (P<.001); being willing to accept a liver from a living donor (P<.001); having discussed the matter of donation and transplantation within the family (P<.001) and with one's partner (P<.001); carrying out pro-social type activities (P<.001); being Catholic (P=.040); believing that one's religion is in favor of donation and transplantation (P<.001); and not being concerned about the possible mutilation of the body after donation (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS Hospital personnel from Spain and Latin America had a favorable attitude toward LLD, which was associated with factors directly and indirectly related to donation and transplantation, family and religious factors, and attitudes toward the body.
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- Antonio Ríos
- Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante, Murcia, España; Coordinación Regional de Trasplantes, Consejería de Sanidad y Consumo de la Región de Murcia, España; Unidad de Trasplantes, Servicio de Cirugía, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, España; Departamento de Cirugía, Ginecología y Pediatría, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia. España.
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- Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante, Murcia, España; Coordinación Regional de Trasplantes, Consejería de Sanidad y Consumo de la Región de Murcia, España; Departamento de Psicología, Universidad Católica de San Antonio, Universidad Católica de San Antonio de Murcia, Murcia, España
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- Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío, León, Guanajuato, México; Hospital General de SubZona n.(o) 10 del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Delegación Guanajuato, México
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- Centro de Coordinación de Trasplantes, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, Hospital de Especialidades n.(o) 25 Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Monterrey, México
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- Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante, Murcia, España; Coordinación Regional de Trasplantes, Consejería de Sanidad y Consumo de la Región de Murcia, España; Unidad de Trasplantes, Servicio de Cirugía, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, España
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- Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, México
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- Centro de Coordinación de Trasplantes, Unidad Médica de Alta Especialidad, Hospital de Especialidades n.(o) 25 Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Monterrey, México
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- Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío, León, Guanajuato, México; Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, México
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- Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío, León, Guanajuato, México; Hospital General de SubZona n.(o) 10 del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Delegación Guanajuato, México
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- Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante, Murcia, España; Coordinación Regional de Trasplantes, Consejería de Sanidad y Consumo de la Región de Murcia, España; Unidad de Trasplantes, Servicio de Cirugía, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, España; Departamento de Cirugía, Ginecología y Pediatría, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia. España
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- Unidad de Trasplantes, Servicio de Cirugía, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, España; Departamento de Cirugía, Ginecología y Pediatría, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia. España
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