Kantianism, Intercultural Differences, and Attitudes Toward Organ Donation Among First-Year Nursing Students

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate if there are any intercultural differences between Polish and African students in perceiving some ethical issues of intensive therapy. Moreover, the influence of traits included in the Light Triad Scale (LTS) on these issues was checked. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-two Polish (PL) and 40 African (mainly Zimbabwe) English division (ED) first-year nursing students fulfilled a short survey containing LTS and 3 questions (with possible answers 1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree): (1) "Brain death does not exist". (2) "I would like to be an organ donor for transplantation if my brain dies". (3) "Each patient should be intensively treated even if the treatment is a source of extra suffering and there is no hope for full recovery". RESULTS The acceptance for being an organ donor was significantly lower in the ED group (r=-0.528; P