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Familial Consent for Deceased Organ Donation Among Immigrants and Long-term Residents in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many families choose not to consent to organ donation at the time of their loved one's death. In Ontario, Canada, whether these decisions vary by ethnicity remains unclear.

Objective

To compare the proportion of families of immigrants who consented for deceased organ donation with families of long-term residents.

Design

Population-based retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Potential donors in Ontario, Canada, between November 2008 and March 2013.

Methods

We used linked administrative databases to study the proportion of families who consented for deceased organ donation.

Results

Overall, of the 2873 families of potential donors approached, 1912 (67%) provided consent for deceased organ donation. Families of immigrants were less likely to provide consent compared with families of long-term residents (46% [135 of 291] vs 69% [1777 of 2582]; adjusted rate ratio (RR): 0.72; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.63-0.81). When examined by the country of birth, families of immigrants from the following regions were less likely to consent to organ donation compared with long-term residents: South Asia (RR: 0.71; 95% CI: 0.55-0.91), East Asia and Pacific (RR: 0.68; 95% CI: 0.53-0.88) and Middle East, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa (RR: 0.58; 95% CI: 0.37-0.91).

Limitations

We could not determine why consent was not obtained. We had a small sample of immigrants. We only had access to the potential donors' information and not the family member who was approached for consent. Many characteristics that we examined were nonmodifiable (eg, age, sex).

Conclusions

In Ontario, families of immigrants are less likely to consent to deceased organ donation. There is an opportunity to better understand the reasons for lower consent among certain immigrant groups.

SUBMITTER: Li AH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5652658 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Publications

Familial Consent for Deceased Organ Donation Among Immigrants and Long-term Residents in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.

Li Alvin Ho-Ting AH Al-Jaishi Ahmed A AA Weir Matthew M Lam Ngan N NN Maclean Janet J Dhanani Sonny S Kim S Joseph SJ Knoll Greg G Garg Amit X AX

Canadian journal of kidney health and disease 20171020

<h4>Background</h4>Many families choose not to consent to organ donation at the time of their loved one's death. In Ontario, Canada, whether these decisions vary by ethnicity remains unclear.<h4>Objective</h4>To compare the proportion of families of immigrants who consented for deceased organ donation with families of long-term residents.<h4>Design</h4>Population-based retrospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Potential donors in Ontario, Canada, between November 2008 and March 2013.<h4>Methods ...[more]

PMID: 29093824

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Dataset Information

Familial Consent for Deceased Organ Donation Among Immigrants and Long-term Residents in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background

Objective

Design

Setting

Methods

Results

Limitations

Conclusions

Publications

Familial Consent for Deceased Organ Donation Among Immigrants and Long-term Residents in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study.

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