Efficacy of an educational programme for secondary school students on opinions on renal transplantation and organ donation: a randomized controlled trial

Context. Organ shortage for transplantation is a crucial problem; educational interventions may increase donations and decrease opposition. Objective. To test the efficacy of an educational programme on opinions on organ transplantation and kidney donation. Design and Participants. Cluster Randomize...

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Published in:Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation dialysis, transplantation, 2006-02, Vol.21 (2), p.499-509
Main Authors: Piccoli, Giorgina Barbara, Soragna, Giorgio, Putaggio, Stefania, Mezza, Elisabetta, Burdese, Manuel, Vespertino, Elisa, Bonetto, Antonella, Jeantet, Alberto, Segoloni, Giuseppe Paolo, Piccoli, Giuseppe
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
educational campaign
Emergency and intensive care: renal failure. Dialysis management
Female
Health Education
high school
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Italy
Kidney Transplantation
Male
Medical sciences
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Nephropathies. Renovascular diseases. Renal failure
organ donation
Program Evaluation
Public Opinion
randomized controlled trial
Renal failure
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the urinary system
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tissue and Organ Procurement
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Summary:Context. Organ shortage for transplantation is a crucial problem; educational interventions may increase donations and decrease opposition. Objective. To test the efficacy of an educational programme on opinions on organ transplantation and kidney donation. Design and Participants. Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial: eight intervention and eight control schools were randomly selected from the 33 public schools that agreed to participate. Targets: students in the last 2 years of secondary school (17–18 years); seven schools per group completed the study. Educational programme. Intervention: first questionnaire (anonymous); 2 h lesson in each class; 2 h general session with patients and experts; second questionnaire. Control: questionnaires. Main outcome measures. Differences between questionnaires (comparative analysis); interest; satisfaction with the programme; (cross-sectional analysis). Results. 1776 first, 1467 second questionnaires were retrieved. Living kidney donation: at baseline 78.8% of students would donate a kidney to a relative/friend in need. The answers were unaffected by type of school but depended on sex (females more prone to donate, P
ISSN:0931-0509
1460-2385
DOI:10.1093/ndt/gfi238