摘要:Making informed decisions such as organ donation requiresaccess to accurate, readily availableand reliableinformation. One ofthe mosteasily accessibleresourcesarethe official nationalwebsites ofcountriesaround thetopic ofDeceased organDonation (DOD). Thecontent ofthe official organ donationwebsites in the UK (NHSBT), the Netherlands (ONT)and Spain (NTS) wereanalysed. This isastep towards finding the parameters ofa health literacy agenda on organ donation and transplantation. Cross-comparativecontentanalysis wasemployed and subsequently thematicanalysis was used to locatethemesand sub-themes in thesections ofthese websitesand coverage ofthemes wasassessed. Theanalysis was performed usingAtlas.tisoftwarein 2014-2016. Theinformation provided in these websites werecategorised in fivethemesconsisting of Theme 1:PersonalValues for OrganDonation, Theme 2:Facts on the OrganDonation Process, Theme 3:RegistrationOptions, Theme 4: Communicatingwith FamilyMembersand Theme 5:Promotionalresources. Within themes 2 and 3, further sub themes wereidentified to explore thetopic morefully. Theinformation in the websites providesan overviewofthe main areas of organ donation inwhich the publicis informed in differentcountriesand highlights thatchanges need to beimplemented in an individual,community and population level.
其他关键词:health literacy, organ donation, transplants, national websites, raising awareness