Publications by authors named "Maria Concepcion Agras-Suarez"
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to investigate the attitudes of nursing students in Spanish universities towards organ donation and transplantation, identifying key factors that influence their opinions.
- The study surveyed 10,566 nursing students across 52 faculties, revealing that 78% of participants were willing to donate their organs after death.
- Factors associated with a positive attitude included engagement in discussions about organ donation, the favorable opinions of family members, and having a good self-assessment of information on the topic.
Unlabelled: The knowledge acquired during university education about organ donation and transplantation (ODT) decisively influences the information future health professionals transmit. This is important in ODT where the participation of the general public is essential to obtain organs.
Objective: To determine notions of Spanish medicine and nursing students on ODT and its relationship with attitude toward ODT.
Confident Perception of Primary Care Physicians Correlates to the Attitude Toward Donation and Organ Transplantation: A Multicenter Study of Medical And Nursing Spanish Students.
Transplant Proc
March 2020
Unlabelled: A primary care physician (PCP) not only accompanies the patient in the process of an illness, but throughout his or her life. The confidence we have in these health professionals is fundamental, and their favorable attitude toward organ donation and transplantation (ODT) has a significant influence on the population.
Objective: To analyze trust in PCPs among Spanish medical and nursing students, the relationship with their attitude toward ODT, and the factors that condition it.
Introduction: Information provided by health care professionals is crucial to create a climate of social opinion. This is important in organ donation and transplantation (ODT), where the participation of the general public is essential to obtain organs.
Objective: To determine the attitude toward the Law of Presumed Consent (LPC) among Spanish university students and to analyze their relation with attitude toward ODT.
Unlabelled: Health care professionals and the information that they provide to the public on organ donation and transplantation (ODT) influence attitudes toward this option.
Objective: The objective was to analyze the knowledge of university nursing students at Spanish universities toward ODT and the factors affecting it.
Methods And Design: The methods and design included a multicenter, sociologic, and observational study including university nursing diploma students in a complete academic year.
Introduction: Recent immunological and transgenic advances are a promising alternative using limited materials of human origin for transplantation. However, it is essential to achieve social acceptance of this therapy.
Objective: To analyze the attitude of nursing students from Spanish universities toward organ xenotransplantation (XTx) and to determine the factors affecting their attitude.