Questions | Frequency of correct answers | p-value | ||
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All students n = 750 (%) | Juniora n = 445 (%) | Senior a n = 305 (%) | ||
Is it possible for someone who is brain-dead to recover and come back to life? Yes; No (correct) | 679 (90.5) | 391 (87.9) | 288 (94.4) | 0.003 |
Is it possible to say that a person is actually dead if he is brain-dead, but his heart is still beating? Yes (correct); No | 571 (76.1) | 348 (78.2) | 223 (73.1) | 0.108 |
By what means can one legally give consent to organ donation in Quebec? | ||||
Sign the sticker on the health insurance card (correct) | 685 (91.3) | 413 (92.8) | 272 (89.2) | 0.083 |
Sign the sticker on the driver’s licence (false) | 653 (87.1) | 379 (85.2) | 274 (89.8) | 0.061 |
Sign the hospital’s registry (false) | 627 (83.6) | 363 (81.6) | 264 (86.6) | 0.070 |
Register with the health insurance registry (correct) | 437 (58.3) | 268 (60.2) | 169 (55.4) | 0.189 |
Register with the Quebec notaries’ registry (correct) | 298 (39.7) | 196 (44.0) | 102 (33.4) | 0.004 |
In Quebec, the family members of the donor have the last word when it comes to consent to organ donation. True (correct); False | 536 (71.5) | 336 (75.5) | 200 (65.6) | 0.003 |
In Quebec, which organization is responsible for the management of organ donations? Héma-Quebec; Greffe Québec; Transplant Quebec (correct); Canadian Blood Services; I don’t know | 499 (66.5) | 295 (66.3) | 204 (66.9) | 0.866 |
Many organs can be grafted in Quebec in 2017. Among the following lists, which is correct? Heart, lungs, pancreas (correct); Kidney, liver, uterus; Intestines, heart, bladder; I don’t know, | 446 (59.5). | 264 (59.3) | 182 (59.7) | 0.924 |
To proceed with an organ donation, is it required that the donor be brain-dead? Yes/No (correct; donation after circulatory death) | 234 (31.2) | 137 (30.8) | 97 (31.8) | 0.768 |