• Christopher P Michetti, Anna Newcomb, Vihitha Thota, and Chang Liu.
• Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA 22042, United States. Electronic address: christopher.michetti@inova.org.
• J Crit Care. 2018 Dec 1; 48: 135-139.

PurposeDetermine family-centered methods of providing organ donation education to families in ICU waiting rooms.Materials And MethodsWe performed a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews and quantitative analysis of paper surveys of family members of 118 ICU patients in the acute ICU setting.ResultsTwelve interviews and 152 surveys (66% response rate) were completed. Respondents' knowledge of organ donation processes was incomplete: only 32% answered all of four questions about donation correctly. No significant correlation was found between respondents' objective knowledge scores and their self-reported donation knowledge (ρ = 0.07, p = .46). Seventy-five percent of respondents (110/147) thought receiving donation information during the ICU stay would aid their decision-making regarding donation. The most preferred methods of receiving information were via a website link (94% positive or neutral response) or brochures in the waiting room (89% positive or neutral), while the least preferred methods were having brochures in the ICU admission packet (24% negative) and a poster in the ICU waiting room (22% negative).ConclusionsICU families desire accurate information about organ donation, and are receptive to its provision in the acute ICU setting. Family-centered approaches to information delivery may enhance understanding of organ donation processes and aid decision-making about organ donation.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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