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Abstract
INTRODUZIONE E SCOPO: La diffusione della cultura della donazione è un elemento cruciale nella promozione di idee solidaristiche e altruistiche necessarie per soddisfare le necessitaÌ€ di trapianto di tessuti presenti sul territorio. Lo studio intende valutare le conoscenze, valori, attitudini e la volontaÌ€ degli adulti residenti nella Provincia di Barletta – Andria – Trani (BT) nel donare le cornee.
METODO: Il campione dello studio, composto da 815 persone di etaÌ€ compresa tra i 18 ed i 70 anni, è stato selezionato con randomizzazione semplice tra la popolazione residente nella Provincia di Barletta – Andria – Trani. Tutti i partecipanti sono stati intervistati attraverso l'utilizzo di un questionario formulato e inviato tramite Google moduli. Sono state valutate le loro conoscenze, valori e attitudini, per pesare la loro volontaÌ€ nel donare le cornee. RISULTATI: Il tasso di partecipazione è stato del 64,4% (525/815). Il 68,4% (359/525) dei partecipanti acconsentirebbe a donare le proprie cornee. L'89% (467/525) degli intervistati ha sentito parlare della donazione corneale. Sottoponendo ai partecipanti domande specifiche sul percorso di donazione, le risposte corrette sono in media pari all'80%. Tale percentuale si incrementa all'86,2% considerando solo coloro che sono disposti a donare. L'analisi condotta mostra come una maggiore conoscenza e un aumento dei valori altruistici sono associabili ad un incremento della disponibilitaÌ€ alla donazione.
CONCLUSIONI: Una buona percentuale di partecipanti, pari al 68,4% (359/525), è disposta a donare le proprie cornee. La consapevolezza a tale riguardo risulta essere molto alta, ma la conoscenza specifica dell'intero percorso dovrebbe essere comunque ulteriormente incremen- tata.
PAROLE CHIAVE: conoscenza, donazione, cornee, altruismo, indagine
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION AND AIM: The spread of the donation culture is a crucial element in promo- ting solidarity and altruistic ideas necessary for meeting the needs of tissue transplants present on the territory. The research intends to assess the knowledge, the values, the attitude and the willingness to donate their corneas of adults, residents in the Province of Barletta - Andria - Trani (BT).
METHOD: The sample was composed of 815 adults aged between 18 and 70 years and it was selected with simple random sampling among population residents in the Province of Barletta – Andria – Trani. All participants were interviewed by means of a questionnaire formulated and sent via Google modules. Their knowledge, values and attitudes were evaluated to deter- mine their willingness to donate their corneas.
RESULTS: The participation rate was 64.4% (525/815). 68.4% (359/525) of participants would agree to donate their corneas. 89% (467/525) of participants know the theme of dona- tion. Asking specific questions to the participants on the donation path, the correct answers are on average 80%. This percentage increases to 86.2% considering only those who are willing to donate. Greater knowledge and an increase in altruistic values can be associated with an increase in willingness to donate.
CONCLUSION: A good percentage of participants, about at 68,4% (359/525), is willing to donate their corneas. The awareness in this regard turns out to be very high, but the specific knowledge of the entire process should be further increased anyway.
KEYWORDS: Knowledge, donation, corneas, altruism, survey
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Riferimenti
Afshar, R., Sanavi, S., & Rajabi, M. R. (2012). Attitude and Willingness of High School Students toward Organ Donation. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 23(5), 929–933.
Banca d'Italia. (2018). L'economia della Puglia.
Bijapur, V. M., & Vallabha, K. (2015). Knowledge , Attitude and Practice Patterns Regarding Eye Donation , Eye Banking and Corneal Transplant in a Tertiary Care Hospital. Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 4(4), 94–103.
Centro Nazionale Trapianti. (2018). Report 2018, Attivití di donazione & trapianto di organi, tessuti e cellule staminali emopoietiche.
Cohen, E. L., & Hoffner, C. (2012). Gifts of giving: The role of empathy and perceived benefits to others and self in young adults' decisions to become organ donors. Journal of Health Psychology, 18(1), 128–138. https://doi.org/10.1177 /1359105311433910
Frigo, A. C., Fasolo, A., Capuzzo, C., Fornea, M., Bellucci, R., Busin, M., ... Group, S. (2015). Corneal Transplantation Activity Over 7 Years: Changing Trends for Indications, Patient Demographics and Surgical Techniques From the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study (CORTES). Transplantation Proceedings, 47(2), 528–535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.10.040
Gupta, P. C., Duggal, M., Jamir, L., Sharma, D., Kankaria, A., Sathyanath, S., ... Ram, J. (2017). Knowledge and Attitude Toward Corneal Donation Among High School Children in Northern India. Cornea, 36(5), 611–616.
Horton, R. L., & Horton, P. J. (1991). A MODEL OF WILLINGNESS TO BECOME A POTENTIAL. Social Science and Medicine, 33(9), 1037–1051.
Hussen, M. S., & Belete, G. T. (2018). Knowledge and Attitude toward Eye Donation among Adults , Northwest Ethiopia : A Community-based , Cross-sectional Study. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmology, 25(3–4), 126–130. https://doi.org/10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_267_16: 10.4103/ meajo.MEAJO_267_16
Lal, B., Usgaonkar, U., Narvekar, H., & Venugopal, D. (2018). Awareness and knowledge on eye donation among Allied Health Sciences , medical , and nursing students in Goa. Journal of Current Ophthalmology, 30(3), 255–262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joco.2018.02.002
Wang, X., Jin, L., Wang, J., Garrett, E. H., Shuman, J., Yang, K., ... Congdon, N. (2016). Attitudes and Knowledge Concerning Corneal Donation in a Population-Based Sample of Urban Chinese Adults. Cornea, 35(10), 1362–1367.
Williams, A. M., & Muir, K. W. (2018). Awareness and attitudes toward corneal donation : challenges and opportunities. Clinical Ophthalmology, 12, 1049–1059.