The Influence of Mass Media on Organ Donation and Transplantation in Older People
| Autor: | J.J. Ruiz-Manzanera, Pascual Parrilla, Mario Royo-Villanova, Beatriz Febrero, Javier Almela-Baeza, Felipe Alconchel, L.A. Martínez-Insfran, I. Ros, José Rodríguez, Antonio Pérez-Manzano, M.B. Pérez-Sánchez, Pablo Ramírez, Antonio Ríos, Laura Martínez-Alarcón |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Population ageing Tissue and Organ Procurement Population Surveys and Questionnaires Completion rate Humans Medicine Mass Media Organ donation Location education Aged Mass media Aged 80 and over Transplantation education.field_of_study business.industry Organ Transplantation Tissue Donors Spain Female Television Surgery business Student's t-test Demography |
| Zdroj: | Transplantation Proceedings. 52:503-505 |
| ISSN: | 0041-1345 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.09.020 |
| Popis: | Background Worldwide population aging has resulted in changes in the approach to the organ donation and transplantation (ODT) process, forcing us to include older people on transplant waiting lists and to assess older patients as potential donors. However, this is a sector of the population that has not been studied in great detail in terms of the information they receive about ODT. Objectives To analyze what kinds of media provide people > 65 years of age with information about ODT and which sources of information affect their attitude about this subject. Methods A multicentric study was undertaken using a sample of people > 65 years of age stratified by sex and geographic location in southeastern Spain (n = 420). Questions about ODT and methods of receiving information were analyzed using a questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 21.0 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, United States). Descriptive analyses were performed with a Student t test and χ2 test. Results The questionnaire completion rate was 84% (n = 351). People aged > 65 years received information about ODT, mainly positive, from the television (82%), followed by films (35%), the radio (30%), the press (26%), family (26%), and friends (17%). Receiving information through one of the following sources was associated with a more favorable attitude toward organ donation: the family (76% vs 45%; P Conclusions Older people mainly receive information about ODT from the mass media. However, social and family circles have the greatest influence on their attitudes toward organ donation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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