The Attitude Toward Living Liver Donation Among the Hospital Personnel in a Northeast China Center With a Liver Transplant Program

Abstract

China has the largest population of end-stage liver disease patients, but the acceptance of liver donation is really poor. Our objective was to analyze the attitudes toward living liver donation among hospital workers in a hospital with an authorized living donor liver transplant program in northeast China. A random sample stratified by department of service and job category ( n = 800) evaluated attitudes using a modified psychosocial questionnaire, which was self-administered and completed anonymously. The factors were divided into subcategories of psychosocial variables, family variables, and attitudes toward other types of organ donation and willingness to accept an organ if needed. The results showed favorable attitudes toward living liver donation among hospital personnel. Family factors were closely related to this attitude as were altruistic activities and feelings of reciprocity.