ABSTRACT
Objectives:
To understand the profile of professionals trained in the solid organ donation process, to analyze the result of their learning before and after the course, and to correlate the profile and the performance of the professional with the learning and indication of the course.
Methods:
Retrospective, quantitative, analytical-descriptive study with participants of the course Processo de Doação de Órgãos Sólidos para Profissionais de Saúde. Online questionnaires were used on professional profile, performance in the area of organ donation, knowledge assessment, and course indication. The analyses and correlations were verified with the McNemar test, Spearman's rank, and the bisserial point.
Results:
Of the 130 professionals, 62% were nurses, 38% physicians, 35% emergency physicians, 26% intensivists, and 42% had more than 10 years of training. For the profile of work in the area of organ donation, the professionals report having participated in up to five cases in each of the following stages: 44% were involved in the brain death protocol, 56% in the family interview, and 60% in the organ donation process. The class knowledge retention rate was 26.7%, with 29.5% for physicians and 24.8% for nurses. The indication of the course was evaluated following the Net Promoter Score (NPS), being in the promoters zone. The correlation between the groups was positive and statistically significant for those working in the emergency room, with more than 5 years since graduation and with more than five cases reported on the questioned stages of organ donation. No significant correlation was identified between these variables and the indication of the course.
Conclusion:
The course contributed to the learning of professionals with more training time, greater previous experience in the stages of the organ donation process, and working in the emergency sector.
Descritores
Learning; Knowledge; Behavior; Tissue and Organ Procurement; Patient Care Team