Attitudes of primary care professionals in Spain toward xenotransplantation

Transplantation Proceedings
C ConesaPascual Parrilla

Abstract

The deficit in transplantable organs is making it necessary to find alternative sources. One possibility is xenotransplantation. However, the use of animal organs may be rejected by society and among health professionals. Primary Care is fundamental for promoting matters of health; in Spain it has access to nearly 100% of the population. Our objective was to analyze the acceptance of this therapy, although it is experimental, among Primary Care professionals, given that they are the ones most involved in spreading information about this therapy if it was confirmed to be useful. A random sample was stratified by sex, job category, and geographical location among Primary Care personnel, including 428 professionals in 32 health centers among population of 2851 professionals. Attitudes toward xenotransplantation were evaluated using a questionnaire on psychosocial attitudes validated in our geographical area. Contact was made in each center with the Doctor Coordinator for doctors, the Nursing Coordinator for nurses, and an Administrative Officer for ancillary personnel. The chi-square test and Student t test were applied to evaluate categorical and continuous data, respectively. Attitudes toward xenotransplantation were similar to ...Continue Reading

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Dec 10, 2013·Transplantation Proceedings·A RíosP Parrilla
Dec 18, 2013·Xenotransplantation·Antonio RíosPascual Parrilla
Apr 10, 2019·Xenotransplantation·Laura Martínez-AlarcónPascual Parrilla
Oct 7, 2020·Pediatric Transplantation·Luz A PadillaWaldemar F Carlo

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