Table 4.
Intention to donate and acceptance of donation after cardiac death in the studied groups
| Intention to donate N (%) |
Believes knows the concept of cardiac arrest N (%) |
Would accept uncontrolled DCD*
N (%) |
Would accept controlled DCD†
N (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General public (N = 442) | 260 (58) | 242 (54) | 267 (60) | 336 (76) |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic (N = 247) | 143 (57) | 145 (58) | 168 (68) | 192 (77) |
| Evangelical (N = 154) | 93 (60) | 76 (49) | 72 (46) | 105 (68) |
| p value | 0.62 | 0.06 | 0.001* | 0.033* |
| Educational level | ||||
| Primary (N = 125) | 72 (57) | 58 (46) | 75 (60) | 93 (74) |
| Secondary (N = 197) | 114 (57) | 114 (57) | 124 (62) | 145 (73) |
| Higher (N = 120) | 74 (61) | 70 (58) | 68 (56) | 98 (81) |
| p value | 0.55 | 0.82 | 0.43 | 0.19 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male (N = 184) | 95 (51) | 103 (55) | 119 (64) | 141 (66) |
| Female (N = 258) | 155 (60) | 138 (53) | 148 (57) | 195 (74) |
| p value | 0.07 | 0.68 | 0.12 | 0.79 |
| Health professionals (N = 101) | 75 (74) | 96 (95) | 50 (49) | 69 (68) |
| Doctors (N = 18) | 18 (100) | 17 (94) | 10 (55) | 15 (83) |
| Other health professionals (N = 83) | 57 (68) | 79 (95) | 40 (48) | 53 (63) |
| p value | 0.01 | 0.86 | 0.54 | 0.19 |
DCD - donation after cardiac death.
*
uncontrolled DCD - cardiopulmonary arrest occurs unexpectedly;
†
controlled DCD - cardiopulmonary arrest occurs in a scenario of planned withdrawal of care.
*
Chi-square test.