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Effects of structured education program on organ donor designation of nursing students and their families: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Murakami Minoru,
Fukuma Shingo,
Ikezoe Masaya,
Iizuka Chizuko,
Izawa Satoshi,
Yamamoto Yosuke,
Yamazaki Shin,
Fukuhara Shunichi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1399-0012
pISSN - 0902-0063
DOI - 10.1111/ctr.12845
Subject(s) - medicine , organ donation , family medicine , donation , randomized controlled trial , informed consent , nursing , transplantation , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , economic growth
Little is known about the effect of education programs on changing attitudes and behaviors of participants and their families toward deceased organ donation. Methods The subjects of this randomized trial were Japanese nursing students who were not previously designated organ donors. They were randomly assigned to either the education program or information booklet group. The program comprised a lecture followed by group discussion and information booklet. The primary outcome was self‐reported organ donor designation. Outcomes were assessed by questionnaire. Results Data of 203 (99.0%) students were analyzed. At study end, seven of 102 students (6.9%) of the program group and one of 101 students (1.0%) of the booklet group consented to donate organs (proportion ratio 6.93 [95% CI 0.87‐55.32]). There were significant between‐group differences in willingness to consent for donation (54.9% vs 39.6%; proportion ratio 1.39 [95% CI 1.03‐1.87]), family discussion (31.4% vs 15.9%; 1.98 [1.16‐3.38]), and organ donor designation of family members (11.8% vs 2.0%; 5.94 [1.36‐25.88]). No group differences were found in willingness for organ donation by students and family members. Conclusion Although there were no significant between‐group differences in organ donor designation, the program seems to indirectly promote consent to organ donation by their families.