Introduction

The value of learning anatomy through cadaveric dissection is widely acclaimed; however, the demand for cadavers exceeds supply. For the number of donors to increase, there needs to be a broader understanding of what influences an individual’s perception towards whole-body donation.

The hypotheses were that individuals with a biomedical background or with higher levels of education would respectively have a more positive perception towards whole-body donation than those with an arts background or less education. Dissection experience was predicted to affect an individual’s perception of whole-body donation negatively.

Methods

To assess perceptions of whole-body donation, an online questionnaire was created consisting of statements developed using Thurstone and Chave’s method. After ethical approval, the survey was distributed to students, academics, businesses and charities. Responses were allocated a mean score based on agreed statements. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to assess significance.

Results

Significant difference in scores of individuals with biomedical science education compared to those with an arts education (P = 0.028, U = 39).

No significant difference in scores of individuals with and without dissection experience (P = 0.394, U = 654.5).

A significant difference in scores of postgraduates compared to graduates (P = 0.036, U = 13.5)

Conclusion

Individuals with a biomedical science education reflected a significantly higher positive perception of whole-body donation in comparison to individuals with an arts background. Although postgraduates had a significantly higher positive perception of whole-body donation compared to graduates, there was no trend between level of education and score. Individuals with dissection experience didn’t have a more negative perception of whole-body donation.

中文翻译：

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评估具有不同教育水平和背景的个人对全身捐赠的看法

介绍

通过尸体解剖学习解剖学的价值广受赞誉；然而，尸体供不应求。为了增加捐赠者的数量，需要更广泛地了解是什么影响了个人对全身捐赠的看法。

假设是，与具有艺术背景或受教育程度较低的人相比，具有生物医学背景或受教育程度较高的个人对全身捐赠的看法分别更为积极。预计解剖经验会对个人对全身捐赠的看法产生负面影响。

方法

为了评估对全身捐赠的看法，创建了一个在线问卷，其中包含使用 Thurstone 和 Chave 的方法开发的陈述。在获得道德批准后，该调查将分发给学生、学者、企业和慈善机构。根据商定的陈述，为回答分配一个平均分数。Mann-Whitney U 检验用于评估显着性。

结果

与受过艺术教育的人相比，受过生物医学科学教育的人的得分存在显着差异（P = 0.028，U = 39）。

有和没有解剖经验的个体的得分没有显着差异（P = 0.394，U = 654.5）。

与研究生相比，研究生的分数有显着差异（P = 0.036，U = 13.5）

结论

与具有艺术背景的个人相比，接受过生物医学科学教育的个人对全身捐赠的积极看法要高得多。尽管与毕业生相比，研究生对全身捐献的积极看法明显更高，但受教育程度和分数之间没有趋势。有解剖经验的人对全身捐赠没有更负面的看法。