{"id":1515,"date":"2019-02-08T09:16:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T09:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centar.ee\/tehtud-tood\/attitudes-regarding-organ-donation-and-substitute-decision-making"},"modified":"2022-02-08T13:48:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T13:48:39","slug":"attitudes-regarding-organ-donation-and-substitute-decision-making","status":"publish","type":"tehtud-tood","link":"https:\/\/centar.ee\/en\/tehtud-tood\/attitudes-regarding-organ-donation-and-substitute-decision-making","title":{"rendered":"ATTITUDES REGARDING ORGAN DONATION AND SUBSTITUTE DECISION MAKING"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=\u201d1\/2\u2033][vc_column_text]The aim of this study was to find out how people in Estonia regard the donation of cells, tissues and organs and if and how should decisions be made in this process for people who can no longer decide.<\/p>\n<p>The results showed that<strong>the people\u2019s awareness of expressing their will regarding posthumous organ donation is low.<\/strong> There is a lack of awareness of how the will of the deceased is determined and the role of relatives and close ones in it. <strong>There are also deficits in the population\u2019s awareness regarding the treatment of a patient in an incapacitated state.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Few have been in <strong>situations involving organ donation.<\/strong> Most of those have either talked to their loved ones about their or their loved ones\u2019 wishes regarding posthumous organ donation. About 4-5% of people have filled out an organ donor card on paper and only 3-6% have registered their intent in the Patient Portal. Furthermore, few people have personal contact with <strong>the topic of deciding for an incapacitated person<\/strong>: 75-80% of the population have never been involved with this issue at all in their life.<\/p>\n<p>Over half of the respondents (estimated 61-67% of the population) would agree to <strong>an organ transplant from an alive donor<\/strong> if needed but 16-21% would not. In a situation where <strong>consent for donating a deceased loved one\u2019s organs<\/strong> were needed, almost half (48-55%) of the respondents would consent. A bit less than a quarter (19-25%) would not agree to <strong>donating their loved one\u2019s organs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A bit more than half (52-58%) of Estonia\u2019s population would agree to <strong>donating their organs posthumously.<\/strong> However, approximately a quarter of people would not agree to it. The vast majority (80-86%) of those who would agree to donating organs of their deceased loved one would also agree to donating their organs and the vast majority (68-80%) of those who would not agree to donating organs of their deceased loved one would also not agree to donating their organs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u201d1\/2\u2033][vc_column_text]On the topic of providing healthcare to an indecisive patient, people were asked <strong>who should make treatment decisions for them<\/strong> in a situation where they are unable to express their treatment preferences due to their health condition. The most preferred option was <strong>the person they had previously identified<\/strong> as the contact person for treatment decisions. It was also asked whether people would agree to artificial feeding, artificial respiration and artificial blood circulation in a situation where their quality of life is unacceptable to them and there is no chance of recovery \u2013 just over half of people would disagree, but a quarter would agree. However, in situations where recovery is possible, the vast majority of people (over 80%) are not opposed to artificial feeding, artificial respiration, artificial circulation or resuscitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The vast majority of respondents (71-75% of the population as a whole) believe that euthanasia should be allowed in Estonia in the case of a serious incurable disease.<\/strong> The percentage of those who absolutely do not support it is 12-16%. The rest have not formed an opinion about this issue.<\/p>\n<p>The most preferred<strong>information channel for obtaining information related to organ donation and expression of will<\/strong> is predominantly a healthcare professional (73-80%). The most preferred way to <strong>express will (both consent and refusal) for the donation of cells, tissues, and organs<\/strong> is to register a statement of intent by a family physician. Most people (84-89%) would also prefer to get information from a healthcare professional about <strong>giving consent on behalf of a patient who is indecisive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The study was funded by the European Regional Development Fund\u2019s program Support for knowledge-based policy formulation by RITA and the Ministry of Social Affairs.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\u201d.vc_custom_1634819924236{margin-top: 20px !important;}\u201d][vc_column][vc_btn title=\u201dREPORT (IN ESTONIAN)\u201d link=\u201durl:http%3A%2F%2Fcentar.ee%2Fpdf%2Fee%2F2019_Elundidoonorlus.pdf|target:_blank|\u201d][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aim of this study was to find out how people in Estonia regard the donation of cells, tissues and organs and if and how should decisions be made in this process for people who can no longer decide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":576,"parent":0,"template":"","kategooriad":[26],"ppma_author":[39,40],"class_list":["post-1515","tehtud-tood","type-tehtud-tood","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","kategooriad-health"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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