The overarching aim of this study is to examine the process of organ donation decision-making and to determine whether changes in requesting practices change rates of consent for donation, and other family-based outcomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Enrollment
417
The intervention is a modification of current standard practice procedures for requesting consent for donation. The intervention period commences when the possibility of organ donation is first raised with the family, and includes the time for families to make a decision. This time may last up to 72 hours.
John Hunter Hospital
New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
Liverpool Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
St Vincent's Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Proportion of families providing consent for deceased organ donation.
Final decision of either written or verbal consent or decline to deceased organ donation provided at the hospital.
Time frame: Up to 72 hours subsequent to raising deceased donation with next of kin.
Proportion of senior next of kin who report they regretted their final decision either to consent or to decline donation.
This outcome will be assesed using a telephone follow-up call.
Time frame: 90 days post enrollment.
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Royal North Shore Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NSW Organ and Tissue Donation Service
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
St George Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
The Tweed Hospital
Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia