Alwesmi Mai B, Alharbi Amirah Ibrahim, Alsaiari Amjad Abdullah, Abu Alreesh Asalah Emad, Alasmari Bashair Abdullah, Alanazi May Awad, Alanizi May Khalil, Alsaif Nouf Mohammed, Alanazi Razan Mohammed, Alshdayed Sheikhah Abdullah, Alabbasi Yasmine
Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Dec 9;11(24):3134. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11243134.
Nursing students constitute the future nursing workforce; their knowledge can readily influence potential donors' decisions on organ donation. This study aimed to assess nursing students' knowledge of organ donation, determine its impact on their attitude, and identify relevant factors.
A cross-sectional comparative study assessed the level of knowledge and attitude toward organ donation among nursing students using the following two questionnaires: (1) knowledge about organ donation and (2) attitudes toward posthumous organ donation. Non-probability convenience sampling was employed to collect data.
A total of 278 nursing students demonstrated a low level of knowledge on organ donation, with a score of 6.43 out of 15. This influenced their attitude toward organ donation (χ (3) = 33.91, < 0.001). Nursing students who were willing to donate their organs showed higher knowledge (7.33 ± 3.23) compared to those who were not willing to donate their organs (5.21 ± 3.09), < 0.001. Registered donors had higher knowledge (8.52 ± 2.99) than non-donors (5.80 ± 3.17), < 0.001.
Even though nursing students typically favor organ donation, findings have revealed a low knowledge score. Therefore, it is necessary to improve knowledge of organ donation through nursing curricula and research, which could potentially increase the number of donors among future nursing students and, by extension, the broader population.
护理专业学生构成了未来的护理人员队伍；他们的知识能够轻易影响潜在捐赠者关于器官捐赠的决定。本研究旨在评估护理专业学生对器官捐赠的知识水平，确定其对学生态度的影响，并识别相关因素。
一项横断面比较研究使用以下两份问卷评估护理专业学生对器官捐赠的知识水平和态度：（1）关于器官捐赠的知识；（2）对死后器官捐赠的态度。采用非概率便利抽样收集数据。
总共278名护理专业学生对器官捐赠的知识水平较低，在15分的总分中得分为6.43分。这影响了他们对器官捐赠的态度（χ(3)=33.91，P<0.001）。愿意捐赠器官的护理专业学生的知识得分（7.33±3.23）高于不愿意捐赠器官的学生（5.21±3.09），P<0.001。已登记的捐赠者的知识得分（8.52±2.99）高于未登记的捐赠者（5.80±3.17），P<0.001。
尽管护理专业学生通常支持器官捐赠，但研究结果显示他们的知识得分较低。因此，有必要通过护理课程和研究来提高对器官捐赠的认识，这可能会增加未来护理专业学生以及更广泛人群中的捐赠者数量。
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