Evers S, Farewell V T, Halloran P F
Department of Health Studies, University of Waterloo, Ont.
CMAJ. 1988 Feb 1;138(3):237-9.
A telephone survey of public attitudes toward organ donation and transplantation was conducted in a community in southwestern Ontario. The subjects were selected at random; the response rate was 57%. Of the 50 respondents 62% stated that they had signed the organ donor card accompanying their driver's licence. These respondents were more likely than those who did not sign it to have discussed organ donation with their families. At least 80% of the respondents said they would agree to donate their organs and those of their next-of-kin, and 80% said that the organ donor card should be considered a legal document. Organ transplantation was regarded by all but one respondent as an acceptable medical procedure. Also discussed were concerns about organ donation and possible strategies to improve the availability of organs for transplantation.
在安大略省西南部的一个社区进行了一项关于公众对器官捐赠和移植态度的电话调查。调查对象是随机选取的；回复率为57%。在50名受访者中，62%表示他们已签署随驾照附带的器官捐赠卡。与未签署的受访者相比，这些受访者更有可能与家人讨论过器官捐赠。至少80%的受访者表示他们会同意捐赠自己和近亲的器官，80%的受访者表示器官捐赠卡应被视为一份法律文件。除一名受访者外，所有人都认为器官移植是一种可接受的医疗程序。讨论的内容还包括对器官捐赠的担忧以及提高可用于移植的器官供应的可能策略。
