Factors associated with registration for organ donation among clinical nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Healthcare professionals play an important role in the organ donation process. The aim of this study was to examine the organ donation registration rate and related factors among clinical nurses.

Material and methods

In this cross-sectional, correlational study, we used mailed questionnaires to collect data from four geographical areas and three hospital levels in Taiwan from June 6 to August 31, 2018. Two thousand and thirty-three clinical nurses participated in this study.

Results

Participants' mean age was 34.47 years, and 95.7% were women. Of them, 78.3% were willing to donate their organs and 20.6% had registered for organ donation after death. The results of logistic regression showed that in the personal domain, higher age (odds ratio (OR) = 1.03, p < 0

SUBMITTER: Weng LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7895373 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature