Knowledge and attitude of ICU nurses, students and patients towards the Austrian organ donation law.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A survey on the knowledge and attitudes towards the Austrian organ donation legislation (an opt-out solution) of selected groups of the Austrian population taking into account factors such as age, gender, level of education, affiliation to healthcare professions and health related studies was conducted.

Methods

An online survey among 3 target groups (ICU nurses, health science students and non health science students) was performed and results were compared to the answers from transplantation patients to a paper questionnaire. A total of 8415 persons were asked to participate in the survey and 2025 (24%) persons correctly completed the questionnaire. 1945 online responses (ICU nurses n = 185; students of health sciences n = 1277; students of non-health science rel

SUBMITTER: Stadlbauer V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3751746 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature