Attitudes of European students towards family decision-making and the harmonisation of consent to deceased organ donation: A comparative cross-sectional survey
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Abstract Background: European countries are increasingly harmonising their organ donation and transplantation policies. Although a growing number of nations are moving to presumed consent, no attempts have been made to harmonise policies on individual consent and the role of the family in the decision-making process. Little is known about public awareness and attitudes towards the role of the family in their own country and European harmonisation on these issues.Methods: Using LimeSurvey© software, we conducted a comparative cross-sectional international survey of 2,193 university students of health sciences and humanities/social sciences from Austria (339), Belgium (439), Denmark (230), Germany (424), Greece (159), Romania (190), Slovenia (190) and Spain (222). To maximise demographic balance across national samples, we applied inverse-probability-of-selection weights based on age and gender.Results: Participants from opt-in countries may have a better awareness of the family’s legal role than those from opt-out countries. Most respondents opposed the family veto, but they were more ambivalent towards its role as a surrogate decision-maker. Although a majority were satisfied with the family’s legal role, those unsatisfied preferred to limit family involvement. Overall, participants were opposed to the idea of national sovereignty over consent policies. They favoured opt-out policy harmonisation and were divided over opt-in. Their views on harmonisation of family involvement were consistent with their personal preferences.Conclusions: There is overall division on whether families should have a surrogate role, and substantial opposition to granting them full authority. If European countries were to harmonise their policies on consent for organ donation, an opt-out system that grants families a surrogate decision-making role would enjoy the widest public support.
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- Attitudes of European students towards family decision-making and the harmonisation of consent to deceased organ donation: A comparative cross-sectional survey
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- 19/07/2022
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- Research Square Platform LLC
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