Discriminant Variables between Organ Donors and Nondonors: A Post Hoc Investigation

Abstract

Journal of Transplant Coordination, Vol. 9, Number 1, March 1999 is difficult to obtain by any other means.8 The present study was conducted using data obtained from the close relatives of those who had been declared brain dead. Family members bore the main responsibility of deciding whether to donate the deceased’s organs. The goal of this study was to evaluate whether the families’ decision to donation was influenced by any of the following: their experiences during the loved one’s illness; the medical information they received; the explanation of brain death they were given; the hospital facilities; and social, demographic, and psychological factors. We hope that, based on this study, it will become clear which measures (eg, prodonation campaigns directed toward the general public or hospital staff) would be useful to promote organ donation.