Brain donation for research: Strong support in Australia
Brain donation for research: Strong support in Australia
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jocn.2005.06.008
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发表时间：
2006-05-01
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Harper, CG
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作者：
Azizi, L;Garrick, TM;Harper, CG
在澳大利亚，家庭对移植捐赠的许可已经减少。我们知道澳大利亚人对捐赠器官感兴趣。人们对捐赠脑组织用于医学研究的感受还没有被探索。本研究探讨了死者的近亲的口头反应，在尸体解剖的当天，对医学研究的大脑捐赠的问题。尸检当天，给近亲打了电话。家属被要求考虑将死者的脑组织捐赠给医学研究。记录所有反应。通过电话联系的58%的家庭同意捐赠大脑。捐赠大脑用于研究的主要原因是想帮助他人，以及家人了解死者的愿望。这是一个很好的反应，从家庭和更令人鼓舞的比文献预测。进一步的教育和意识，大脑捐赠是必要的，可以通过结合捐赠选择与澳大利亚器官捐赠者登记有效地实现。(C)2006爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
Permission by families for transplant donation has decreased in Australia. We do know that Australians are interested in donating organs. What has not been explored is how people feel about donating brain tissue for medical research. This study examines the verbal responses of the next of kin, on the day of autopsy of the deceased, to the question of brain donation for medical research. On the day of autopsy a telephone call was made to the next of kin. Families were asked to consider donating the brain tissue of the deceased to medical research. All responses were recorded. Fifty-eight per cent of families contacted by telephone gave permission for the brain donation. The main reasons given for donating the brain to research were wanting to help others, and the family knowing the deceased's wishes. This is an excellent response from families and more encouraging than the literature would predict. Further education and awareness about brain donation is needed and may be achieved effectively by combining donation options with the Australian Organ Donor Register. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.