Bone Marrow Donation
Conditions
Keywords
bone marrow, attitude
Brief summary
The study evaluates the knowledge, attitude and practice about bone marrow donation among medical students and medical staff.
Detailed description
In Europe the biggest database of bone marrow donors have Germany - more than 5.5 million people registered, in Poland is only 700 thousand people, and a total worldwide 24 million people willing to donate bone marrow. In the study the investigators are examining how medical students and medical staff feel about the issues of bone marrow donation, especially: bone marrow shortage, methods of donation. The investigators are planning to focus on the following specific questions: What is the level of knowledge about bone marrow donation among participants? What are the sociodemographic, sociocultural and socioeconomic characteristics of listed as an Organ Donor and non-listed as an Organ Donor among participants? Evidence on the role of financial and other incentives in eliciting bone marrow donation.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALsurvey
Survey about Knowledge, Attitude and Practice About bone marrow donation
Sponsors
International Institute of Rescue Research and Education
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Give voluntary consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* not meet the above criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of participants who approve prosocial motivation to bone marrow donation | 2 months | Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate attitude assessed by 10- items questionnaire about perception towards financial and other incentives in eliciting bone marrow donation. For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Results of the Medical Knowledge Tool (Questionnaire) | 2 months | Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate knowledge assessed by 10- items questionnaire about basic information about bone marrow registry and methods of harvest of bone marrow . For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale). |
| Results of the Practice Tool (Questionnaire) | 2 months | Percentage of healthcare workers and medical students with appropriate practice assessed by 10- items questionnaire about basic information about practice with bone marrow (prohibited and unethical practices). For each correct answer participant receive 1 point (0-1 point scale). |
Countries
Poland
Contacts
Primary ContactLukas Czyzewski, MSc
Outcome results
None listed