Education on organ donation and transplantation in primary school; teachers' support and the first results of a teaching module.

ABSTRACT: Organ and tissue donation can also involve children. Because of its sensitivity, this topic requires careful decision making. Children have the ability to carefully reflect on this subject and enjoy participating in family discussions about it. Therefore, what children need is proper information. When schools are used to educate children about this subject, information about teacher support for this type of lesson along with its effects on the depth of family discussions is important.

Methods

A questionnaire was sent to all 7,542 primary schools in the Netherlands. The goal was to gather information on teachers' perspectives about a neutral lesson devoted to organ and tissue donation, and also on the best age to start giving such a lesson. The second part of our study examined the e

SUBMITTER: Siebelink MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5439714 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature