Table 5.

 Studies showing association between setting in which request for organ donation was made and consent rate for organ donation. Numbers are percentages of relatives consenting to organ donation when factor was present or not

Author	No studied	Type of study	Factors associated with consent	% consenting		P value
				With factor	Without factor
Gortmaker et al,w2 1998, US	707	Data collected prospectively for medically suitable potential donors referred to three OPOs	Place of request private	67	45	<0.001
DeJong et al,w3 1998, US	164	Structured telephone interview with immediate next of kin 4-6 months after death of relative	Setting provided little privacy (hallway/waiting room)	30	52	<0.02

OPO=organ procurement organisation.