Attitudes Toward Organ Donation for Persons Who Have a Substance Use Disorder Relative to Other Health Conditions.

ABSTRACT: Background: Increases in opioid-related overdose and death have led to increases in the number of organs available for donation and transplant, however persons who have a substance use disorder (SUD) may be disadvantaged relative to other health conditions with regard to receiving an organ for transplant. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate perceptions regarding acceptability and priority for organ donation vs. a control condition (resuscitation) for hypothetical persons with nine target health conditions including a substance use disorder, among persons recruited as part of an online survey. Methods: Respondents (N = 285; male = 172, female = 113) recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk rated acceptability and priority that hypothetical persons representing n

SUBMITTER: Grubb CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8633394 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature