Attitudes of Patients’ Relatives towards Organ Donation

Year 2019, Volume: 5 Issue: 1, 23 - 33, 29.03.2019

Seher Ünver

Abstract

Object: This
study aimed to evaluate the attitudes of patients’ at surgery ward and
hemodialysis patients’ relatives towards organ donation.

Methods:
This descriptive study’s data collection was conducted between August 15^th,
2016 - September 06^th, 2017. A total of 197 relatives were divided
into 2 groups: those who have patients on hemodialysis treatment (n = 101,
group A) and those who do not have (n = 96, group B). To collect data “Organ
Donation Attitude Scale” and “Data Collection Form” and for data analysis descriptive statistics,
the Kruskal-Wallis
H,
Mann-Whitney U and
Spearman correlation tests were used. For the not normally distributed data,
non-parametric tests were used. p < 0.05 was considered as significant. 

Results:
The mean total attitude score of both groups were above positive attitude level
for organ donation. Group A relatives had a more positive attitude about organ
donation and their score of "humanity and moral belief" subscale was
significantly higher than group B relatives (p < 0.05).  

Conclusion: Relatives of hemodialysis patients have a
positive organ donation attitude with more humanity and moral conviction.
Nurses and other health care professions who work at transplantation units and
hemodialysis centers should be aware of this result to keep the relatives’
attitudes alive.  

Keywords

attitude, nurse, patient relatives, organ donation

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