Film Creation for Education on Concepts Related to Religion, Immigration, and Legislation in the Field of Organ Donation and Transplantation

Abstract

In education, we can use cinema to create methodologies that develop the critical thinking to acquire knowledge in a collaborative way. Favorable attitudes toward organ donation and transplantation (ODT) is low in adolescents. Working on topics related to ODT, such as religion, immigration, and the law, can help to improve students' knowledge and endear them toward ODT with innovative educational methodologies. This study aims to analyze the change in knowledge about religion, immigration, and legislation on ODT after an educational proposal based on film creation. In this study, 16-year-old students participated in an educational proposal based on ODT education through filmmaking. A total of 543 students participated in the experimental group, and 320 participated in the control group. A validated ODT knowledge form was administered to both groups. Statistical analysis was carried out with SPSS version 21.0 package (SPSS, Inc, Chicago, IL, USA). A descriptive analysis and χ2 test were performed to analyze the differences between the experimental group and control group. P < .05 was considered statistically significant. The study had a 72% participation rate in the experimental group. After receiving the educational proposal, the students presented a greater knowledge with respect to the control group in all aspects: the position of the different religions in relation to organ donation, knowledge of the rights and obligations of immigrants in relation to the ODT, and knowledge of the law of presumed consent in ODT CONCLUSIONS: Working in the classroom on psychosocial aspects such as religion, immigration, and legislation through filmmaking can favorably influence the adolescent's awareness of organ donation.