Knowledge of the Concept of Brain Death Among the Latin-American Population Residing in Spain

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Fresh data on Central Nervous System Diseases and Conditions - Brain Death are presented in a new report. According to news reporting out of Murcia, Spain, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “The knowledge of brain death is fundamental for being able to understand the organ donation process and for ensuring its acceptance or rejection. Here, we analyzed the level of knowledge of the concept of brain death among Latin-American individuals who are residents of Spain to determine the factors affecting this knowledge.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research, “Our patient group was a sample of 1314 Latin-American residents of Spain, obtained randomly and stratified according to the respondent’s nationality, age, and sex. Their attitude was assessed using a validated questionnaire. The survey was self-administered and completed anonymously. The questionnaire completion rate was 94% (n=1237). Of total respondents, 25% (n=313) knew the concept of brain death, which they considered to be an individual’s death, 56% (n=697) did not know the term, and 19% (n=227) believed that it did not mean death. The variables related to knowledge of the brain death concept included (1) country of origin, with a better knowledge among those with Mexican nationality (p <.001); (2) male sex (30% vs 23%; p=.003); (3) having university-level education (35% vs 23%; p=.044); (4) having discussed the matter within the family (29% vs 23%; p=.044); (5) having a partner with a favorable attitude toward donation (39% vs 21%; p=.001); and (6) the respondent’s religion (47% vs 7%; p<.001). The following factors persisted in the multivariate analysis: country of origin (odds ratio of 2.972), sex (odds ratio of 1.416), education level (odds ratio of 2.228), attitude of the respondent’s partner (odds ratio of 1.835), and religion (odds ratio of 4.490).”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Knowledge of the concept of brain death is limited among Latin-American residents of Spain, with marked differences among country of origin and other socio-personal factors.”

For more information on this research see: Knowledge of the Concept of Brain Death Among the Latin-American Population Residing in Spain. Experimental and Clinical Transplantation , 2017;():.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting A. Rios, From the Proyecto Colaborativo Internacional Donante (International Collaborative Donor Project) and Surgery Service, IMIB-Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, Murcia Health Service, Murcia, Spain. Additional authors for this research include A.I. Lopez-Navas, L. Martinez-Alarcon, G. Garrido, M.A. Ayala-Garcia, P. Ramirez, A.M. Hernandez and P. Parrilla.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.6002/ect.2017.0009. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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CITATION: (2018-01-05), Reports Summarize Brain Death Study Results from A. Rios and Co-Researchers (Knowledge of the Concept of Brain Death Among the Latin-American Population Residing in Spain), Health & Medicine Week, 1158, ISSN: 1532-4605, BUTTER® ID: 014916305

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