Factors associated with registration for organ donation among clinical nurses

Li-Chueh Weng, Yang-Jen Chiang, Hsiu-Li Huang, Yu-Hsia Tsai, Kang-Hua Chen, Woan-Shyuan Wang and Mei-Hsiu Lin

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-11

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

Date: 2021
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