Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland

Background: Limited access to corneal tissue for transplantation remains a challenge in many parts of the world. To date, little attention has been paid to the problem of the cornea donor shortage in Poland, where the number of waiting patients exceeds the number of transplants performed three-fold....

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Autores principales:	Dominika Szkodny, Ewa Wróblewska-Czajka, Edward Wylęgała
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	corneal transplant donation awareness tissue procurement Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c20f2214a8ec475391102b1c4e46f8402021-11-11T17:39:32ZKnowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland10.3390/jcm102150312077-0383https://doaj.org/article/c20f2214a8ec475391102b1c4e46f8402021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/5031https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0383Background: Limited access to corneal tissue for transplantation remains a challenge in many parts of the world. To date, little attention has been paid to the problem of the cornea donor shortage in Poland, where the number of waiting patients exceeds the number of transplants performed three-fold. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and willingness towards participating in corneal donation among different social groups in Poland. Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted among health professionals, medical students, clerics, teachers, journalists, employees and patients of the District Railway Hospital in Katowice. Online and paper questionnaires were used to collect socio-demographic data and information regarding awareness of, knowledge about and attitudes toward corneal donation. For health professionals and medical students, the questionnaires contained additional questions concerning knowledge and solutions for expanding the donor pool. Descriptive analysis and associations were evaluated using the chi<sup>2</sup> test. Results: In the survey, 1026 participants took part, including 370 (36.06%, group 1) health professionals and 656 (63.94%, group 2) participants from a non-medical field. A total of 330 (89.18%) from group 1 and 528 (80.49%) respondents from group 2 expressed willingness to donate their corneas. The main reason for refusal of donation in both groups was a lack of knowledge concerning eye donation (7.8%). A social campaign (64.6%) was the most frequently chosen solution for increasing the number of potential donors by health professionals and medical students. In the group of doctors, not knowing how to report a potential donor was chosen as the greatest source of difficulty in donor reporting (40%). Conclusions: In the present study, the willingness to donate one’s eyes was substantial in both groups. Social campaigns and improving knowledge concerning the donor reporting process among health professionals might be beneficial in expanding the donor pool.Dominika SzkodnyEwa Wróblewska-CzajkaEdward WylęgałaMDPI AGarticlecorneal transplantdonationawarenesstissue procurementMedicineRENJournal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 5031, p 5031 (2021)
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spellingShingle	corneal transplant donation awareness tissue procurement Medicine R Dominika Szkodny Ewa Wróblewska-Czajka Edward Wylęgała Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland
description	Background: Limited access to corneal tissue for transplantation remains a challenge in many parts of the world. To date, little attention has been paid to the problem of the cornea donor shortage in Poland, where the number of waiting patients exceeds the number of transplants performed three-fold. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and willingness towards participating in corneal donation among different social groups in Poland. Methods: This prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted among health professionals, medical students, clerics, teachers, journalists, employees and patients of the District Railway Hospital in Katowice. Online and paper questionnaires were used to collect socio-demographic data and information regarding awareness of, knowledge about and attitudes toward corneal donation. For health professionals and medical students, the questionnaires contained additional questions concerning knowledge and solutions for expanding the donor pool. Descriptive analysis and associations were evaluated using the chi<sup>2</sup> test. Results: In the survey, 1026 participants took part, including 370 (36.06%, group 1) health professionals and 656 (63.94%, group 2) participants from a non-medical field. A total of 330 (89.18%) from group 1 and 528 (80.49%) respondents from group 2 expressed willingness to donate their corneas. The main reason for refusal of donation in both groups was a lack of knowledge concerning eye donation (7.8%). A social campaign (64.6%) was the most frequently chosen solution for increasing the number of potential donors by health professionals and medical students. In the group of doctors, not knowing how to report a potential donor was chosen as the greatest source of difficulty in donor reporting (40%). Conclusions: In the present study, the willingness to donate one’s eyes was substantial in both groups. Social campaigns and improving knowledge concerning the donor reporting process among health professionals might be beneficial in expanding the donor pool.
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title	Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland
title_short	Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland
title_full	Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland
title_fullStr	Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland
title_full_unstemmed	Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland
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Knowledge and Attitudes toward Cornea Donation among Different Social Groups in Poland

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