Reducing Public Misinformation About Organ Donation: An Experimental Intervention

Autor:	Christine E. Hoskins, Peggy Ann Barnett, Lynda J. Carpenter, Jorie A. Alhoti
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Transplantation medicine.medical_specialty Biodata business.industry Intervention (counseling) Family medicine Medicine Economic shortage Organ donation Misinformation business Social psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Zdroj:	Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless. 18:57-73
ISSN:	1573-658X 1053-0789
DOI:	10.1179/105307809805365235
Popis:	The shortage of life-saving human organs for transplantation today is a growing and international problem. A recent survey in this Journal found that people with “more accurate information about organ donation practices are more likely to be organ donors (r= .225, p< .01)” (Nickols, Stack, Viviano, & Whitney, 2008, p. 240). How much can a factual 20-minute message about organ donation significantly increase people's knowledge and pro-donation behavior? In this field experiment, 101 students in two urban colleges completed a one-page survey before and after an expert's 20-minute message. The survey assessed participants' knowledge about organ donation from 0 (low) to 40 (high), biodata, self-reported experiences, and behavior in the past (registered organ donor) and future (consider becoming a donor). As hypothesized: (1) Pre-message knowledge about organ donation was moderate (mean = 21.8 on the 0-40 scale), and rose significantly after the message (mean = 28.6, p < .01). (2) This knowledge posit...
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