University Students’ vs. Lay People’s Perspectives on Organ Donation and Improving Health Communication in Poland

• Authors: Wojciech Boratyński , Grażyna Bączek , Agnieszka Dyzmann-Sroka , Agnieszka Jędrzejczak , Aleksandra Kielan , Paulina Mularczyk-Tomczewska , Ewa Nowak , Małgorzata Steć , Mariusz Szynkiewicz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Given that organ transplant is a standard medical technology admitted in medical practice, and taking into consideration that Polish transplantology is regarded among the most advanced in the world one should expect to find similarly high levels of acceptance in interviewees asked for their opinion on vital organ transplantation and their willingness to donate a paired organ ex vivo, or a vital organ ex mortuo in order to rescue the life of a recipient with a missing vital organ. The paper presents research build on the societal assessment of vital organ donation and transplant policies in Poland with the focus on students. Data have been collected at three different universities (Boratyński et al., Questionnaire on the Bases of Transplantation Medicine 2016/7). Various assessments concerning a vital organ donation have been observed. The authors discuss educational factors contributing to these variety including factual knowledge and ethical issues.

Keywords

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organ donation; societal assessment; transplant policies in Poland; promoting decision making; health communication and discourse in university education

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Ethics in Progress
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 99-117

Dates

published

2019-02-08

Contributors

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Wojciech Boratyński

• Warsaw Medical University

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9403-2876

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Grażyna Bączek

• Warsaw Medical University

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7897-9499

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Agnieszka Dyzmann-Sroka

• Medical University, Poznań.

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0555-1787

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Agnieszka Jędrzejczak

• Greater Poland Cancer Center in Poznań.

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9680-5406

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Aleksandra Kielan

• Warsaw Medical University.

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6265-4593

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Paulina Mularczyk-Tomczewska

• Warsaw Medical University

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Ewa Nowak

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5722-7711

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Małgorzata Steć

• Jesuit University Ignatianum, Cracow.

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1841-9542

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Mariusz Szynkiewicz

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8595-840X

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/eip.2018.2.8