04 March 2026 : Clinical Research
Kantianism, Intercultural Differences, and Attitudes Toward Organ Donation Among First-Year Nursing Students
Marcin Muża
ABCDEF 1,2*, Paweł Radkowski DEF 3,4,5, Łukasz Grabarczyk EF 6
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.950445
Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e950445
Table 1 Age of participants and results of the Light Triad Scale (LTS) and the 3 questions concerning ethical aspects of intensive care divided into Polish (PL) and English division (ED) groups.
| Group | Mean | Median | SD | IQR | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | PL (n=42) | 31.9 | 35.0 | 8.68 | 17.5 | 0.010 |
| ED (n=40) | 26.7 | 25.5 | 6.78 | 9.50 | ||
| LTS faith in humanity | PL (n=42) | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.39 | 4.75 | 0.388 |
| ED (n=40) | 13.3 | 13.0 | 2.96 | 5.00 | ||
| LTS humanism | PL (n=42) | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 2.75 | 0.103 |
| ED (n=40) | 15.8 | 16.5 | 3.24 | 3.00 | ||
| LTS Kantianism | PL (n=42) | 15.4 | 16.0 | 3.66 | 3.75 | 0.746 |
| ED (n=40) | 15.6 | 16.5 | 3.26 | 4.00 | ||
| Brain death does not exist | PL (n=42) | 2.69 | 2.00 | 1.79 | 4.00 | 0.778 |
| ED (n=40) | 2.48 | 2.00 | 1.66 | 3.25 | ||
| I would like to be an organ donor… | PL (n=42) | 4.19 | 5.00 | 1.33 | 1.75 | <0.001 |
| ED (n=40) | 2.52 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 3.00 | ||
| Each patient should be intensively treated… | PL (n=42) | 2.74 | 3.00 | 1.53 | 2.75 | 0.139 |
| ED (n=40) | 3.25 | 3.00 | 1.53 | 3.00 | ||
| PL – Polish Division students; ED – English Division students; SD – standard deviation; IQR – interquartile range; LTS – Light Triad Scale. | ||||||