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Title: | Do Spanish medical students understand the concept of brain death? | Authors: | Ríos, Antonio López-Navas, A. López-López, A. Gómez, F. J. Iriarte, J. Herruzo, R. Blanco, G. Llorca, F. J. Asunsolo, A. Sánchez, P. Gutiérrez, P. R. Fernandez, A. De Jesús, M. T. Martínez Alarcón, L. Del Olivo, M. Fuentes, L. Hernández Hernández, Juan Ramón Virseda, J. Yelamos, J. Bondía, J. A. Hernández, A. M. Ayala, M. A. Parrilla, P. |
UNESCO Clasification: | 32 Ciencias médicas | Keywords: | Attitude Medical students Organ donation Brain death Psychosocial factors, et al |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Journal: | Progress in Transplantation | Abstract: | Objective: 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 Donaciony 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. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/41687 | ISSN: | 1526-9248 | DOI: | 10.1177/1526924817746687 | Source: | Progress in Transplantation [ISSN 1526-9248], v. 28 (1), p. 77-82 |
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