Table. 1.

Participant opinions on factors facilitating consent for organ donation

Factor Final score Min–max Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree nor disagree Agree Strongly agree
Presence or immediate availability of organ donation unit staff for discussion of organ donation 4.15±0.85 2–5 0 2 (3.7) 10 (18.5) 20 (37.0) 22 (40.7)
Use of a professional team for discussion with the family 4.69±0.63 2–5 0 0 5 (9.3) 7 (13.0) 42 (77.8)
Bedside nurse attendance of discussions about organ donation 3.50±1.20 1–5 4 (7.7) 8 (15.4) 10 (19.2) 18 (34.6) 12 (23.1)
Separating discussions about brain death from organ donation 4.11±1.14 1–5 3 (5.6) 2 (3.7) 8 (14.8) 14 (25.9) 27 (50.0)
In-services and staff education 4.06±1.07 2–5 0 6 (11.1) 5 (9.3) 19 (35.2) 24 (44.4)
Pamphlets and educational booklets 3.67±1.10 1–5 3 (5.6) 7 (13.0) 11 (20.4) 17 (31.5) 16 (29.6)
Clearly explaining the issue to the patient’s family 3.92±1.10 1–5 2 (3.7) 4 (7.4) 10 (18.5) 17 (31.5) 20 (37.0)

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation, range or number (%).

Korean J Transplant 2023;37:241~249 https://doi.org/10.4285/kjt.23.0049