Titre : | Organ donation and family decision-making within the Spanish donation system. (2001) |
Auteurs : | José-M Martinez ; Jorge-S LOPEZ ; Antonio Martin ; Maria-J Martin ; José-M Martin ; Barbara SCANDROGLIO ; Departamento de Psicologia Social y Metodologia. Facultad de Psicologia. Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco. Madrid. ESP |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Social science and medicine (vol. 53, n° 4, 2001) |
Pagination : | 405-421 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Don organe ; Famille ; Espagne ; Europe ; Homme |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS Q7JR0xVP. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This study analyses the variables associated with the decisions made by families of potential organ donors to give or deny consent for the extraction of organs. Different indicators were recorded in 68 cases of family interview for petition of consent carried out in 13 Spanish hospitals. Those variables showing the strongest relation with family decision (donation/refusal of consent) are knowledge shown by the family about the deceased's wishes with regard to donation (p |