Characteristics of the organ transplantation coordinators
| Characteristic | Value (n=107) |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 39.29±7.50 (25–59) |
| ≤29 | 9 (8.4) |
| 30–39 | 44 (41.1) |
| 40–49 | 46 (43.0) |
| ≥50 | 8 (7.5) |
| Sex | - |
| Female | 104 (97.2) |
| Male | 3 (2.8) |
| Education | |
| College/University | 64 (60.4) |
| Postgraduate | 42 (39.6) |
| Data not available | 1 (0.9) |
| Career length of coordinator (yr) | |
| <3 | 32 (29.9) |
| 3–5 | 25 (23.4) |
| 6–9 | 19 (17.8) |
| ≥10 | 31 (29.0) |
| No. of hospital beds | |
| <700 | 13 (12.1) |
| ≥700 | 94 (87.9) |
| Type of workplace | |
| HOPO | 70 (65.4) |
| Transplant medical institution (contracting agency) | 37 (34.6) |
| Type of job | |
| Concurrent position | 20 (18.7) |
| Exclusive position | 87 (81.3) |
| No. of coworkers | 3.47±2.44 (1–10) |
| 1 | 20 (18.7) |
| 2 | 39 (36.4) |
| 3–5 | 17 (15.9) |
| 6–10 | 31 (29.0) |
| Region |
|
| Zone 1 | 72 (67.3) |
| Zone 2 | 11 (10.3) |
| Zone 3 | 24 (22.4) |
| Satisfaction with salary | |
| Satisfaction | 15 (14.0) |
| Average | 44 (41.1) |
| Insufficient/very insufficient | 48 (44.9) |
| Main task | |
| Transplantation | 45 (42.1) |
| Brain death management | 4 (3.7) |
| Transplantation and brain death management | 58 (54.2) |
| Total number of transplants (per year) | |
| <10 | 21 (19.6) |
| 11–20 | 13 (12.1) |
| 21–29 | 19 (17.8) |
| ≥30 | 54 (50.5) |
| Total number of transplant organs within the scope of the coordinator’s responsibility | |
| 1 | 34 (33.7) |
| 2 | 40 (39.6) |
| 3–5 | 27 (26.7) |
| Data not available | 6 (5.6) |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%).
HOPO, hospital-based organ procurement organization.
a)Zone 1: Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, Jeju. Zone 2: Chungcheong-do, Jeolla-do. Zone 3: Gyeongsang-do.