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Consenting options for posthumous organ donation: presumed consent and incentives are not favored.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Posthumous organ procurement is hindered by the consenting process. Several consenting systems have been proposed. There is limited information on public relative attitudes towards various consenting systems, especially in Middle Eastern/Islamic countries.

Methods

We surveyed 698 Saudi Adults attending outpatient clinics at a tertiary care hospital. Preference and perception of norm regarding consenting options for posthumous organ donation were explored. Participants ranked (1, most agreeable) the following, randomly-presented, options from 1 to 11: no-organ-donation, presumed consent, informed consent by donor-only, informed consent by donor-or-surrogate, and mandatory choice; the last three options ± medical or financial incentive.

Results

Mean(SD) age was 32(9) year, 27% were males, 50% were patients' companions, 60% had???college education, and 20% and 32%, respectively, knew an organ donor or recipient. Mandated choice was among the top three choices for preference of 54% of respondents, with an overall median[25%,75%] ranking score of 3[2,6], and was preferred over donor-or-surrogate informed consent (4[2,7], p?ConclusionsWe conclude that: 1) most respondents were in favor of posthumous organ donation, 2) mandated choice system was the most preferred and presumed consent system was the least preferred, 3) there was no difference between preference and perception of norm in consenting systems ranking, and 4) financial (especially in females) and medical (especially in males) incentives reduced preference.

SUBMITTER: Hammami MM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3519501 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Consenting options for posthumous organ donation: presumed consent and incentives are not favored.

Hammami Muhammad M MM Abdulhameed Hunaida M HM Concepcion Kristine A KA Eissa Abdullah A Hammami Sumaya S Amer Hala H Ahmed Abdelraheem A Al-Gaai Eman E

BMC medical ethics 20121122

<h4>Background</h4>Posthumous organ procurement is hindered by the consenting process. Several consenting systems have been proposed. There is limited information on public relative attitudes towards various consenting systems, especially in Middle Eastern/Islamic countries.<h4>Methods</h4>We surveyed 698 Saudi Adults attending outpatient clinics at a tertiary care hospital. Preference and perception of norm regarding consenting options for posthumous organ donation were explored. Participants r ...[more]

PMID: 23173834

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Consenting options for posthumous organ donation: presumed consent and incentives are not favored.

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Consenting options for posthumous organ donation: presumed consent and incentives are not favored.

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