Family and emergency physicians' knowledge and attitudes toward organ donation and deemed consent: Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act in Nova Scotia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand Nova Scotian family physicians' and emergency department (ED) physicians' knowledge of, attitudes about, and experience with organ donation and transplantation in the context of the Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act (HOTDA).

Design

An electronic, self-administered survey.

Setting

Nova Scotia.

Participants

All family physicians and ED physicians practising in Nova Scotia.

Main outcome measures

Demographic characteristics, experience with organ donation and transplantation, knowledge about organ donation and HOTDA, attitudes toward organ donation and HOTDA, and opportunities for and barriers to the implementation of the HOTDA in clinical practice. Survey results were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

Results

Overall, 2

SUBMITTER: Urquhart R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11126286 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature