Knowledge and attitudes toward organ donation after cardiac death
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Qualitative, semi-structured individual interviews will be conducted online by video conference with nursing staff and physicians working in various German intensive care units.
Sponsors
Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a) Belonging to one of the two study groups, “professional caregivers” or “physicians”: - A “professional caregiver” is defined here as a state-certified (3 years of training and/or study) nursing professional (nurse, healthcare and nursing professional, nursing specialist). - “Doctors” are defined here as assistant doctors in specialist training (rotational assistants), specialists (especially anesthesiologists), and (functional) senior physicians. b) Practical experience in the ICU: Both professional nurses and physicians should have at least 2 years of experience in direct patient care in an intensive care unit at the time of the interview. c) Practical experience with organ donation: Both professional nurses and physicians should have personal experience in accompanying potential organ donors at the time of the interview. d) Capacity for informed consent: A prerequisite for participation in both study groups is that the study participants consent to participate in the study after receiving verbal and written information (information sheet, consent form) and do not have any cognitive or linguistic deficits that would make informed consent or the conduct of the research interview impossible. However, it can be assumed that these requirements are met in the target group per se.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All persons who do not meet the above inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Data collection takes place once via an individual online interview. The interview questions focus on: - individual understanding of death and dying - personal experiences with organ donation - knowledge, understanding and acceptance of cDCD | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| not applicable. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAnna-Henrikje Seidlein
Universitätsmedizin Greifswad
Outcome results
None listed