Subgroup differences in public attitudes, preferences and self-reported behaviour related to deceased organ donation before and after the introduction of the 'soft' opt-out consent system in England: mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the UK, over 7,000 people are on the waiting list for an organ transplant and there are inequalities in need, access and waiting time for organs, with notable differences between minority ethnic groups. In May 2020, England changed the law and introduced a 'soft' opt-out system of consent to organ donation with a view to increase consent rates. We aimed to learn more about the impact of the law change on attitudes and views likely to be relevant to consent to deceased organ donation between different population subgroups.

Methods

Mixed-methods design involving latent class analysis of data from twelve repeated cross-sectional surveys undertaken from 2015 to 2021 (n = 19,011); analysis of the law change survey dataset collected quarterly from 2018 to 2022 (n = 4

SUBMITTER: Boadu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11580530 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature