TABLE 4.
Univariate Analyses of Study Variables and Consent
| Variable | Consented to Donation (n = 1,015) | Refused Donation (n = 403) |
|---|---|---|
| Family knew patient’s donation wishes* | ||
| Yes | 391 (38.5) | 25 (6.2) |
| No | 315 (31.0) | 264 (65.5) |
| Unsure | 309 (30.4) | 114 (28.3) |
| Family thought patient wanted to donate* | ||
| Yes | 872 (85.9) | 82 (20.3) |
| No | 32 (3.2) | 160 (39.7) |
| Unsure | 111 (10.9) | 161 (40.0) |
| Family first approached about donation* | ||
| In person | 432 (42.6) | 121 (30.0) |
| By phone | 582 (57.4) | 282 (70.0) |
| Family first approached by* | ||
| OPO coordinator or tissue bank requester | 372 (36.7) | 138 (34.2) |
| Doctor or nurse | 228 (22.5) | 63 (15.6) |
| Family | 105 (10.3) | 5 (1.2) |
| Other | 310 (30.5) | 197 (48.9) |
| Initial reaction to request* | ||
| Favorable | 796 (78.4) | 58 (14.4) |
| Unsure | 190 (18.7) | 155 (38.5) |
| Unfavorable | 29 (2.9) | 190 (47.1) |
| Congruence in TR and families’ assessment of initial reaction* | ||
| Concordance | 715 (70.4) | 198 (49.1) |
| Family correctly identified requester’s organization* | ||
| Yes | 686 (67.6) | 165 (40.9) |
| Tissue requester solicited questions† | ||
| Yes | 880 (86.7) | 104 (25.8) |
| Families’ perception of HCP care and concern, mean (SD)‡ | 4.09 (1.06) | 3.96 (1.09) |
| Families’ rating of quality of HCP communications, mean (SD)† | 3.73 (1.19) | 3.54 (1.27) |
| Families rating of patient care at hospital, mean (SD) | 5.95 (1.41) | 5.79 (1.52) |
| Families’ comfort with person who first approached them, mean (SD)* | 6.2 (1.31) | 4.4 (2.23) |
| Families’ level of surprise at request, mean (SD)* | 3.3 (2.50) | 4.7 (2.50) |
| Families’ tissue donation attitudes, mean (SD)* | 50.5 (6.77) | 44.3 (7.60) |
| No. of correct knowledge items, mean (SD)* | 5.6 (1.20) | 4.8 (1.63) |
| Time spent discussing donation (minutes), mean (SD)* | 23.0 (2.22) | 4.6 (2.94) |
| No. of tissues requested, mean (SD)* | 4.5 (3.12) | 1.3 (1.07) |
| No. of topics discussed, mean (SD)* | 9.8 (4.90) | 1.7 (3.17) |
| Families’ level of decisional regret, mean (SD)* | 5.8 (2.12) | 9.0 (4.48) |
| Families’ rating of quality of communication with requester, mean (SD)* | 4.3 (0.82) | 3.4 (1.1) |
| Family felt requester was caring and concerned, mean (SD)* | 4.7 (0.68) | 3.7 (1.12) |
| Families’ rating of requesters’ credibility, mean (SD)* | 31.8 (4.06) | 22.8 (9.51) |
| Families’ rating of requesters’ communication skill, mean (SD)* | 79.3 (9.30) | 64.1 (12.33) |
| Families’ rating of requesters’ handling of questions, mean (SD)* | 6.7 (0.75) | 6.1 (1.41) |
| Tissue requesters’ comfort talking with the family, mean (SD)* | 6.6 (0.81) | 6.0 (1.19) |
| Tissue requesters’ comfort answering questions, mean (SD) | 6.6 (0.77) | 6.3 (1.07) |
| Tissue requesters’ satisfaction with the request process, mean (SD)* | 6.6 (0.92) | 5.2 (1.72) |
Values are count (percent) unless noted otherwise.
*
p < 0.001.
†
p < 0.05.
‡
p = 0.05.