Burra P, De Bona M, Canova D, D'Aloiso M C, Germani G, Rumiati R, Ermani M, Ancona E
Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Science University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Transplant Proc. 2005 Mar;37(2):547-50. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.12.255.
The shortage of organ donations is a major limiting factor in transplant programs. Since a favorable attitude of health professionals to organ donation can positively influence the decision of families of potential donors, educating physicians early in their careers may become crucial in this setting. The aim of this study was to compare medical student opinions on organ donation and transplantation at different stages in their undergraduate career.
Medical students were prospectively surveyed in their first and fourth years by an anonymous 10-item questionnaire.
The 100 of 195 (51.3%) students completed both questionnaires including 29 men, of an overall cohort mean age 23.7 (range, 22-32 years). 91% of the students had attended classical or scientific high school and 83% were Catholic. Their attitude to transplantation remained strongly positive (96% vs 92%, fourth vs first year). 96% of the fourth year students would accept an human donor organ or an artificial organ (vs 95% of first year) and 91% would accept an animal organ (vs 84%). The students showed a positive attitude to organ donation (96% vs 91%, fourth vs first year). Most of them were prepared to donate their organs after death (88% vs 87%). 63% of the fourth year students signed a donor card. In conclusion, medical student attitudes to organ donation and transplantation are highly positive, but do not improve during the first 3 years of Medical School. An educational program is therefore needed.
器官捐赠短缺是移植项目的一个主要限制因素。由于医疗专业人员对器官捐赠的积极态度能够对潜在捐赠者家属的决定产生积极影响，因此在医生职业生涯早期开展教育可能在此方面至关重要。本研究的目的是比较医学生在本科学习不同阶段对器官捐赠和移植的看法。
通过一份包含10个项目的匿名问卷，对医学生一年级和四年级学生进行前瞻性调查。
195名学生中有100名（51.3%）完成了两份问卷，其中包括29名男性学生；整个队列的平均年龄为23.7岁（范围为22 - 32岁）。91%的学生就读于古典或理科高中，83%为天主教徒。他们对移植的态度仍然非常积极（四年级为96%，一年级为92%）。96%的四年级学生愿意接受人类捐赠器官或人造器官（一年级为95%），91%愿意接受动物器官（一年级为84%）。学生们对器官捐赠持积极态度（四年级为96%，一年级为91%）。他们中的大多数人准备在死后捐赠器官（88%对87%）。63%的四年级学生签署了捐赠卡。总之，医学生对器官捐赠和移植的态度非常积极，但在医学院的前三年并没有改善。因此需要开展一个教育项目。
