Keywords
Potential organ donors; Organ donation; Willingness; Influencing factors; Scoping review
Abstract
Background: Global observatory on donation and transplantation (GODT) is recognized as the most comprehensive source of data on organ donation and transplantation. GODT data shows that 157,494 solid organ transplants will be performed globally in 2022, an increase of 9.1% from 2021, but still less than 10% of the total global organ demand. Family members play a key role in deceased organ donation decisions. If the deceased expressed the will to donate organs before death, the relatives’ decision-making is likely to be consistent with that of the deceased. If the deceased did not express explicitly before death or could not make the decision to donate organs due to the specificity of the disease, the family members of the deceased acted as the decision-makers. Therefore, this study provides a scoping review of studies related to the willingness of family members of potential organ donors to donate organs, analyzes the current status of the studies and the factors affecting them, and provides references and bases for improving the status quo of a serious imbalance in the ratio of organ supply to demand.
Methods: According to the scoping review methodology, the computer system searched databases such as Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, and China National Knowledge Internet, with a timeframe from the construction of the library to June 1, 2024, and the literature was categorized and analyzed using thematic analysis.
Results: Altogether 18 articles were included in the literature, and 6 themes were summarized: 1)sociodemographic factors, 2)brain death and organ donation system and regulations factors, 3)organ donation coordination and communication factors, 4)factors related to healthcare professionals, 5)factors about organ donation knowledge and attitude, 6)others.
Conclusion: The willingness of family members of potential organ donors to donate organs is influenced by multiple factors, the most common influencing factors include: attitude towards organ donation, traditional view and organ donation system and regulations. In order to increase the organ donation rate, the people and departments concerned should take effective measures to improve the serious imbalance between the supply and demand ratio of organs.
Citation
Gao C, Lifeng Y, Jia Q, Yaqin D, Yanyu F, et al, (2024) Factors Influencing the Willingness of Family Members of Potential Organ Donors to Donate Organs: A Scoping Review. SM J Fam Med 2:1-7.