Determinants of Lack of Consent for Deceased Organ Donation Among Nurses and Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study

22 September 2026 : Original article

Paulina Kurleto

^{ABCDEFG 1*}, Lucyna Tomaszek

^{ACDEF 1,2}, Irena Milaniak^{CDE 1}

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.953598

Ann Transplant 2026; 31:e953598

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Table 2 Psychological characteristics of physicians and nurses working in dialysis units according to consent for deceased organ donation.

Variable	No consent or no clear declaration (n = 385)	Consent (n = 708)	Test statistic	P value
Life satisfaction (range: 5–35)	23 [20; 26]	24 [20; 27]	Z = 2.56	0.01^*
Self-esteem (range: 0–30)	20 [18; 22]	20 [18; 23.5]	Z = 3.41	0.001^*
Perceived self-efficacy (range: 10–40)	29 [27; 32]	30 [28; 32]	Z = 1.81	0.07
Empathy (range of each subscale: 0–28)
Perspective taking	17 [14; 19]	17 [15; 20]	Z = 3.21	0.001^*
Empathic concern	16 [14; 19]	17 [15; 21]	Z = 3.67	0.0002^*
Personal distress	14 [12; 17]	14 [11; 16]	Z = −2.97	0.003^*
Fantasy	14 [11; 17]	14 [12; 17]	Z = −0.004	1.00
Continuous variables are presented as median with lower and upper quartiles. ^* Statistically significant ( < 0.05). Z, Mann-Whitney U test.

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