Table 1.
Study | No studied | Type of study | Factors associated with consent | % consenting | P value | |
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With factor | Without factor | |||||
Siminoff et al,w1 2001, US | 420 | Retrospective data collection via chart reviews, and telephone interviews with healthcare practitioners or organ procurement organisation (OPO) staff, and face to face interviews with family for all donor eligible deaths | Cost of donation; impact of donation on funeral arrangements; assurances that family had choice about which organs to donate | NA | NA | <0.002 (across groups) |
Mean No of discussions regarding organ donation | 2.4 | 2 | ||||
Told family that they were required to ask about donation | 44 | 62* | ||||
Told family of potential to help others | 72 | 39* | ||||
DeJong et al,w3 1998, US | 164 | Structured telephone interview with immediate next of kin 4-6 months after death of relative | Family thought that they were given enough information to make informed decision about organ donation | 95 | 67 | <0.01 |
Family aware of needs based organ allocation | 44 | 24 | <0.02 | |||
Family aware of benefits of donation | 93 | 68 | <0.01 | |||
Family aware donation is cost neutral | 83 | 50 | <0.01 | |||
Family understood that regular funeral service was possible after organ donation | 92 | 73 | <0.001 | |||
Rosel et al,w5 1999, Spain | 71 | Postal survey sent to all families who had been approached for organ donation at single hospital within 12 month period | Family aware of needs based organ allocation | NA | NA | <0.01 |
Rodrigue et al,w4 2003, US | 1014 | Structured telephone interview with next of kin | Families thought enough information given | 89 | 56 | <0.001 |
Families thought information presented clearly | 89 | 73 | <0.001 | |||
Siminoff et al,w20 2002, US | 420 | Retrospective data collection via chart reviews, telephone, and face to face interviews | Families thought enough information discussed | 65 | 41 | 0.001 |
NA=not available (data not given); OPO=organ procurement organisation.
*Calculated from published data.