A Survey of 1000 Respondents on the Polish Population’s Knowledge and Attitudes about Tissue/Organ Donation and Transplantation in Times of Allogeneic Tissue Shortage

Anna Hepa, Wojciech Łabuś (), Magdalena Szatan, Marcin Gierek, Artur Kamiński, Karol Szyluk (), Paweł Niemiec, Justyna Glik and Diana Kitala
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Anna Hepa: Dr. Stanislaw Sakiel Burn Treatment Centre in Siemianowice Slaskie, 41-100 Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
Wojciech Łabuś: Dr. Stanislaw Sakiel Burn Treatment Centre in Siemianowice Slaskie, 41-100 Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
Magdalena Szatan: Dr. Stanislaw Sakiel Burn Treatment Centre in Siemianowice Slaskie, 41-100 Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
Marcin Gierek: Dr. Stanislaw Sakiel Burn Treatment Centre in Siemianowice Slaskie, 41-100 Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
Artur Kamiński: Department of Transplantology and Central Tissue Bank, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Karol Szyluk: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
Paweł Niemiec: Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
Justyna Glik: Dr. Stanislaw Sakiel Burn Treatment Centre in Siemianowice Slaskie, 41-100 Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland
Diana Kitala: Medical Research Agency, 00-014 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-16

Abstract: Tissue-engineered human allogeneic skin grafts retrieved from a deceased donor play an important role in the therapy of extensive and deeply burned patients. However, there is a vital deficit of allogeneic skin donors, and the reserves of human allogeneic skin grafts are not sufficient. The goal of this work was to analyze the level of knowledge and attitudes of Polish society in the field of transplantation, with particular emphasis on allogeneic skin transplantation. The study used a self-made questionnaire comprised of 23 questions. 1000 respondents took part in this research. The respondents were a diverse group in terms of age, sex, education, and place of residence. The obtained results show a general positive attitude of the respondents towards the idea of transplantology. However, people with lower education presented a more negative attitude towards the donation of tissues and organs. Additionally younger people were not able to clearly declare readiness for organ procurement. What is more data analysis revealed certain gaps in more detailed knowledge and surprising attitudes. In that respect, the lack of awareness about the criteria for determining brain death could be mentioned. There was also a lack of acceptance for skin procurement in specific population groups. It can therefore be concluded that a key role in the success of the idea of transplantation in Poland is the broad and systematic education of the society.

Keywords: transplantation; skin; donor; attitude; knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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