Teoh J Y C, Lau B S Y, Far N Y, Yuen S K K, Yee C H, Hou S S M, Teoh T S C, Ng C F
SH Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Med J. 2020 Jun;26(3):192-200. doi: 10.12809/hkmj198176. Epub 2020 May 21.
The objective of this study was to investigate the discrepancy between individuals with positive attitudes towards organ donation and the actual number of registered organ donors in Hong Kong, and to investigate the best modalities for promoting more organ donor registrations.
This cross-sectional telephone survey was conducted in Hong Kong. Telephone numbers were selected randomly. Upon successful contact with a household, the eligible household member who had the most recent birthday was selected to participate in the telephone interview.
A total of 1000 Hong Kong Chinese residents were interviewed successfully. The response rate was 53.8%. The majority of the respondents were female (68.3%) and were aged 51 to 60 years (24%) or ≥61 years (43.6%). Among the respondents, 31.3% were willing to donate their organs after death; 43.3% were indecisive, and 25.4% refused. Among those who were willing to donate organs after death, only 34.2% had registered with the Centralised Organ Donation Register (CODR). Among those who were willing to donate organs after death but had not yet registered on CODR, 52.2% said they were not determined enough to take action, 47.8% said they were too busy, 37.8% said they were too lazy, and 20.4% said they were always forgetful about registering. In all, 32.8% of the interviewees were not aware of the ways to register as a prospective organ donor. Among non-messenger social media platforms, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram were the most commonly used. Most participants believed that Facebook and YouTube were effective for engaging audiences.
More effort should be made to facilitate organ donor registration in face-to-face settings via promotional booths and in online settings via appropriate social media platforms.
本研究的目的是调查香港对器官捐赠持积极态度的人群与实际登记器官捐赠者数量之间的差异，并探讨促进更多人登记成为器官捐赠者的最佳方式。
这项横断面电话调查在香港进行。电话号码随机选取。成功联系到一个家庭后，选择家中最近过生日的符合条件的家庭成员参与电话访谈。
共成功采访了1000名香港华裔居民。回复率为53.8%。大多数受访者为女性（68.3%），年龄在51至60岁（24%）或61岁及以上（43.6%）。在受访者中，31.3%愿意在死后捐赠器官；43.3%犹豫不决，25.4%拒绝。在那些愿意在死后捐赠器官的人中，只有34.2%已在中央器官捐赠登记册（CODR）上登记。在那些愿意在死后捐赠器官但尚未在CODR上登记的人中，52.2%表示他们没有足够的决心采取行动，47.8%表示他们太忙，37.8%表示他们太懒，20.4%表示他们总是忘记登记。总共有32.8%的受访者不知道如何登记成为潜在器官捐赠者。在非即时通讯社交媒体平台中，Facebook、YouTube和Instagram是最常用的。大多数参与者认为Facebook和YouTube在吸引受众方面很有效。
应做出更多努力，通过宣传摊位在面对面环境中以及通过适当的社交媒体平台在网络环境中促进器官捐赠登记。
