Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify nurses' attitudes toward organ donation and related factors.
Method: A questionnaire survey was conducted on 716 nurses (response rate: 85%; valid response rate: 81%) at the six hospitals in X prefecture that perform organ donation following brain death. Nurses' attitudes toward organ donation and related factors were analyzed of statistically.
Results: Nurses' attitudes were divided into unease and belief categories, and related factors were analyzed. These categories were found to be independently affected by related factors. The “Acceptance of brain death” and “Knowledge about organ donation” factors had significant relationships with the unease and belief categories, and nurses with positive attitudes toward organ donation were found to have higher scores for knowledge about organ donation and had acceptance of brain death. “Confidence in family correspondence” and “The years of clinical experience” had a significant relationship with only the belief category, and nurses with positive attitudes were found to have higher confidence in family correspondence and more than 11 years of clinical experience.
Conclusion: These findings suggest that “Acceptance of brain death,” “Knowledge about organ donation,” “Confidence in family correspondence,” and “The years of clinical experience” contributed to positive attitudes toward organ donation.
