Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, United Kingdom.
Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff CF10 3AX, United Kingdom.
Ann Anat. 2021 Jan;233:151604. doi: 10.1016/j.aanat.2020.151604. Epub 2020 Sep 24.
The value of learning anatomy through cadaveric dissection is widely acclaimed; however, the demand for cadavers exceeds supply. For the number of donors to increase, there needs to be a broader understanding of what influences an individual's perception towards whole-body donation. The hypotheses were that individuals with a biomedical background or with higher levels of education would respectively have a more positive perception towards whole-body donation than those with an arts background or less education. Dissection experience was predicted to affect an individual's perception of whole-body donation negatively.
To assess perceptions of whole-body donation, an online questionnaire was created consisting of statements developed using Thurstone and Chave's method. After ethical approval, the survey was distributed to students, academics, businesses and charities. Responses were allocated a mean score based on agreed statements. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to assess significance.
Significant difference in scores of individuals with biomedical science education compared to those with an arts education (P = 0.028, U = 39). No significant difference in scores of individuals with and without dissection experience (P = 0.394, U = 654.5). A significant difference in scores of postgraduates compared to graduates (P = 0.036, U = 13.5).
Individuals with a biomedical science education reflected a significantly higher positive perception of whole-body donation in comparison to individuals with an arts background. Although postgraduates had a significantly higher positive perception of whole-body donation compared to graduates, there was no trend between level of education and score. Individuals with dissection experience didn't have a more negative perception of whole-body donation.
通过尸体解剖学习解剖学的价值是广受认可的；然而，对尸体的需求超过了供应。要增加捐赠者的数量，就需要更广泛地了解是什么影响了个人对全身捐赠的看法。假设具有生物医学背景或更高教育水平的个体相对于具有艺术背景或较低教育水平的个体，对全身捐赠的看法会更为积极。解剖经验预计会对个人对全身捐赠的看法产生负面影响。
为了评估对全身捐赠的看法，我们使用 Thurstone 和 Chave 的方法创建了一个在线问卷，其中包含了一些陈述。在获得伦理批准后，我们向学生、学者、企业和慈善机构分发了调查。根据一致的陈述，为每个回应分配了一个平均分数。使用 Mann-Whitney U 检验评估显著性。
具有生物医学科学教育的个体的分数与具有艺术教育的个体之间存在显著差异（P = 0.028，U = 39）。具有和不具有解剖经验的个体之间的分数没有显著差异（P = 0.394，U = 654.5）。研究生的分数与毕业生的分数之间存在显著差异（P = 0.036，U = 13.5）。
与具有艺术背景的个体相比，具有生物医学科学教育的个体对全身捐赠的正面看法明显更高。尽管与毕业生相比，研究生对全身捐赠的正面看法明显更高，但教育水平和分数之间没有趋势。具有解剖经验的个体对全身捐赠的看法并没有更负面。
