Personal attitudes and beliefs regarding organ and tissue donation: A cross-sectional survey of Australian emergency department clinicians

Abstract

Context-Resources are currently targeted at increasing organ and tissue donation rates from emergency departments in Australia. Health care professionals' beliefs and personal attitudes regarding organ and tissue donation are known to influence professional attitudes and practice.Objective-To assess emergency department clinicians' general beliefs and personal attitudes toward organ and tissue donation, how general beliefs influence personal attitudes, and which demographic characteristics are related.Design-A cross-sectional online survey, based on available literature and the validated and widely used Hospital Attitude Survey (DonorAction).Participants-Data were collected from 811 Australi..