In:
Progress in Transplantation, SAGE Publications, Vol. 28, No. 1 ( 2018-03), p. 77-82
Abstract:
To analyze the level of understanding of the brain death concept among medical students in universities in Spain. Methods: This cross-sectional sociological, interdisciplinary, and multicenter study was performed on 9598 medical students in Spain. The sample was stratified by geographical area and academic year. A previously validated self-reported measure of brain death knowledge (questionnaire Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante sobre la Donación y Transplante de Organos) was completed anonymously by students. Results: Respondents completed 9275 surveys for a completion rate of 95.7%. Of those, 67% (n = 6190) of the respondents understood the brain death concept. Of the rest, 28% (n = 2652) did not know what it meant, and the remaining 5% (n = 433) believed that it did not mean that the patient was dead. The variables related to a correct understanding of the concept were: (1) being older ( P 〈 .001), (2) studying at a public university ( P 〈 .001), (3) year of medical school ( P 〈 .001), (4) studying at one of the universities in the south of Spain ( P = .003), (5) having discussed donation and transplantation with the family ( P 〈 .001), (6) having spoken to friends about the matter ( P 〈 .001), (7) a partner’s favorable attitude toward donation and transplantation ( P 〈 .001), and (8) religious beliefs ( P 〈 .001). Conclusions: Sixty-seven percent of medical students know the concept of brain death, and knowledge improved as they advanced in their degree.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1526-9248
,
2164-6708
DOI:
10.1177/1526924817746687
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2018
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2864264-8
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