Questions | Completely disagree n (%) | Somewhat disagree n (%) | Neutral n (%) | Somewhat agree n (%) | Completely agree n (%) |
Upon my death, I wish to donate my organs | 4 (0.5) | 10 (1.3) | 15 (2.0) | 76 (10.1) | 645 (86.0) |
I would donate a kidney to a loved one at some point in my lifetime | 4 (0.5) | 29 (3.9) | 147 (19.6) | 309 (41.2) | 261 (34.8) |
Learning activities pertaining to organ donation should be a component of undergraduate medical education | 3 (0.4) | 9 (1.2) | 49 (6.5) | 689 (91.9) a | |
I would feel comfortable answering a patient’s questions about organ donation | 34 (4.5) | 203 (27.0) | 164 (21.9) | 247 (32.9) | 102 (13.6) |
Family members of organ donors are comfortable discussing the process of organ donation | 22 (2.9) | 270 (36.0) | 305 (40.7) | 126 (16.8) | 27 (3.6) |
Organ donation is important for my training program | 3 (0.4) | 13 (1.7) | 77 (10.3) | 318 (42.4) | 339 (45.2) |
OD should be part of the preventive advice given by a family physician to an adult in good health | 7 (0.9) | 13 (1.7) | 57 (7.6) | 272 (36.3) | 401 (53.5) |
Only specialists who are familiar with OD (for example, an intensivist) should be tasked with recognizing a patient who meets the requirements for OD | 189 (25.2) | 299 (39.9) | 136 (18.1) | 93 (12.4) | 33 (4.4) |
Questions | Definitely not n (%) | Unlikely n (%) | Uncertain n (%) | Likely n (%) | Definitely n (%) |
In the appropriate context, to what extent would you take responsibility for the following tasks in your role as a physician: | |||||
Consider if patients could be potential donors | 7 (0.9) | 36 (4.8) | 109 (14.5) | 344 (45.9) | 254 (33.9) |
Refer a potential donor | 7 (0.9) | 27 (3.6) | 108 (14.4) | 310 (41.3) | 298 (39.7) |
Discuss OD with the family of a potential donor | 7 (0.9) | 46 (6.1) | 152 (20.3) | 335 (44.7) | 210 (28.0) |
Questions | Never n (%) | 1 time n (%) | 2 times n (%) | 3 times n (%) | 4 times or more n (%) |
Throughout your medical studies, how many times have you been exposed to organ donation (courses, special activities, patient encounters)? | 94 (12.5) | 220 (29.3) | 228 (30.4) | 121 (16.1) | 87 (11.6) |
Questions | Never n (%) | Rarely n (%) | On occasion n (%) | Often n (%) | |
In your personal life (outside of your studies), to what extent do you consider yourself to have been exposed to organ donation? | 131 (17.5) | 338 (45.1) | 238 (31.7) | 43 (5.7) |