Opinions of healthcare students on organ and tissue donation for transplantation

Souza, Danton Matheus de; Souza, Vivian Costa; Matsui, Winnie Naomi; Pimentel, Rafael Rodrigo da Silva; Santos, Marcelo José dos

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0001

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Rev. Bras. Enferm. 75 (03) • 2022 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0001 copy

Opinions of healthcare students on organ and tissue donation for transplantation

Opiniones de estudiantes del área de la salud sobre la donación de órganos y tejidos para trasplante

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ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to analyze the opinions of healthcare students on organ and tissue donation for transplantation.

Methods:

qualitative document analysis study, using the records of a database and analyzing data from two perspectives: 1) Lexical analysis, with the IRAMUTEQ software, and 2) Thematic content analysis.

Results:

from the analysis, 3 main categories were generated: 1) Organ and tissue donation as an act of love for others and an opportunity of a new beginning; 2) Clarification and awareness on organ and tissue donation; and 3) Importance of communicating the family and promoting organ and tissue donation.

Final Considerations:

despite being in favor of donation, students also recognize the presence of social taboos; the discussion in the family nucleus, promoting the theme and raising awareness in society are considered important. Additionally, the education of students is one of the possibilities of intervention for the issue.

Descriptors:
Public Opinion; Students; Health Occupations; Tissue and Organ Procurement; Health Education; Qualitative Research

MAIN CATEGOR Y	SUBCATEGORIES	OPINIONS
Organ and tissue donation as an act of love for others and an opportunity for a new beginning	An act of love for others	The importance of organ donation goes beyond detachment from the flesh, body, or figure of our loved ones. It’s about love for others, it’s about doing good deeds without knowing to whom, it’s about giving life to those who have reasons to live [...]. (O16) I think it’s a gesture of love, because, in addition to saving a life, you can give someone their quality of life back, give them the opportunity to live life to the fullest. (O49)
	An opportunity for a new beginning	Organ donation for me, in addition to representing a very altruistic gesture, also creates possibilities and life opportunities for those who need them. Donations in life and after death are equally noble and effective. (O44)
Clarification and awareness on organ and tissue donation	The social taboo of organ and tissue donation and transplantation	Organ donation is an extremely important issue for public health. Unfortunately, the population is not aware about this fact, and there are still several taboos about the subject. (O20) I realize that this theme is still taboo because it is closely linked to the process of death and dying. I think the more we promote the theme and make our will clear, we can contribute to the lives of others. (O63)
Clarification and awareness on organ and tissue donation	Inefficient communication of organ and tissue donation in the social environment;	I believe that the theme of organ donation and transplantation, as well as in the health area in general, is not sufficiently disseminated to the Brazilian population when it comes to its importance and contribution to health maintenance[...]. (O41) My perception about organ donation is that there is still little publicity about its importance[...]. (O60)
Importance of communicating the family and promoting organ and tissue donation	Importance of communicating the family about organ and tissue donation	I think it’s very important, I always tell my family about the importance and about my desire to be a donor. Unfortunately, people talk very little about organ donation and death, which are very important issues. (O47) [...] I don’t know if my family would be okay with this, because it is something that is not well known, they might be afraid. (O74) I would really like to propose this to my family, but I’m not sure how to talk about it as they are very religious. (O62)
	Importance of promoting the theme	Organ donation is essential, and the idea should be more widespread and people should be more educated on the subject, so that the number of donors can increase. (O94) The promotion of organ donation needs to be given greater emphasis. Many people are unaware of the process[...]. (O46)

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