Human body donors play a crucial role in anatomical education, research, and clinical skills training, and those interested in anatomical donation may bequeath their bodies to body donation programs (BDPs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perspective of body donors on the donation process in order to make recommendations for improvement that align with donor values. A survey was administered via email to 2145 individuals that had enrolled in The Ohio State University's BDP and yielded a 40% response rate. Results showed that a majority of registered donors do not place high importance on detailed consent options during the enrollment process, but do value BDP oversight, such as through the use of an oversight committee to supervise the program. Only 9.1% of donors felt that their loved ones should be permitted to make changes to their consent forms after they have passed. Although 96.2% of participants would allow photos/videos to be taken of their donated bodies, females were significantly less likely to consent to this than males (p = 0.001), as well as less likely to allow their donations to be utilized for anatomy outreach (p = 0.023). Racial minorities were significantly less trusting of the university to treat their donation with dignity and respect compared to White registrants (p = 0.034). Suggestions for improving BDP protocols include the implementation of an annual newsletter for registrants, improving methods to spread awareness about donation, increasing transparency during the consent process, and creating resources for donors' families.

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为我们沉默的老师发声：美国一个捐赠项目中从捐赠者角度进行的全身捐赠

人体捐献者在解剖学教育、研究和临床技能培训中发挥着至关重要的作用，那些对解剖学捐献感兴趣的人可能会将自己的遗体遗赠给遗体捐献计划（BDP）。本研究的目的是评估遗体捐赠者对捐赠过程的看法，以便提出符合捐赠者价值观的改进建议。通过电子邮件对俄亥俄州立大学 BDP 注册的 2145 名个人进行了一项调查，回复率为 40%。结果显示，大多数注册捐赠者在注册过程中并不高度重视详细的同意选项，但确实重视 BDP 的监督，例如通过使用监督委员会来监督该计划。只有 9.1% 的捐赠者认为他们的亲人在去世后应该被允许更改他们的同意书。尽管 96.2% 的参与者允许拍摄其捐赠遗体的照片/视频，但女性同意这一点的可能性明显低于男性（p= 0.001），并且不太可能允许他们的捐赠用于解剖学推广（p= 0.023）。与白人注册者相比，少数族裔对大学以尊严和尊重对待他们的捐赠的信任度明显较低（p= 0.034）。改进 BDP 协议的建议包括为注册者实施年度通讯、改进传播捐赠意识的方法、提高同意过程的透明度以及为捐赠者家庭创造资源。