Attitudes toward strategies to increase organ donation: views of the general public and health professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The acceptability of financial incentives for organ donation is contentious. This study sought to determine (1) the acceptability of expense reimbursement or financial incentives by the general public, health professionals involved with organ donation and transplantation, and those with or affected by kidney disease and (2) for the public, whether financial incentives would alter their willingness to consider donation.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Web-based survey administered to members of the Canadian public, health professionals, and people with or affected by kidney disease asking questions regarding acceptability of strategies to increase living and deceased kidney donation and willingness to donate a kidney under various financ

SUBMITTER: Barnieh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3513747 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature