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East-west Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소)
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Factors Affecting Attitudes toward Brain Death Organ Donation among Nurses and Doctors in an Operating Room

수술실 의료진의 뇌사자 장기기증 태도 관련 요인

  • Cho, Eunjeong (Graduate School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Shin, Gisoo (College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University)
  • Received : 2022.03.28
  • Accepted : 2022.05.17
  • Published : 2022.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the factors affecting the attitudes toward brain death organ donation among nurses and doctors in an operating room. Methods: A descriptive research was used. The participants included 90 nurses and 30 doctors who had experience of operating organ transplantation for brain death organ donation. Data were collected from March 12 to May 23, 2020 in the one tertiary general hospital. The outcome measures were perception and attitude of death and attitude towards brain death organ donation. Results: Attitudes toward brain death organ donation was influenced by type of occupation, intention of organ donation and attitude toward death. In addition, the explanatory power of the total variance was 52.1%. Conclusions: Based on the results, it is necessary to prepare an intervention to improve awareness of the brain death and the brain death organ donation.

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