A Focused Educational Program after Religious Services to Improve Organ Donation in Hispanic Americans
| Autor: | Linda S. Chan, Sonia Navarro, Danielle Schulman, Eric J. Ley, Ali Salim, Cherisse Bery, Ling Zheng |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Gerontology
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Tissue and Organ Procurement Adolescent Culture Intention Organ transplantation Article Young Adult Intervention (counseling) Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans Organ donation Health Education Aged Transplantation business.industry Communication Hispanic or Latino Organ Transplantation Middle Aged humanities Tissue Donors Religion Donation Observational study Health education Female Perception business Educational program Attitude to Health |
| Popis: | Religion is an important determinant in Hispanic Americans (HA) becoming organ donors as HA often believe religion forbids donation. We investigated the effect of an educational program targeting HA organ donation in places of worship. A prospective observational study was conducted at four Catholic churches with a high percentage of HA. A 45 minute ‘culturally sensitive’ educational program, conducted in Spanish, was implemented. Organ donation awareness, knowledge, perception and beliefs, as well as the intent to become an organ donor, were measured before and after the intervention. Differences between before and after the intervention were analyzed. A total of 182 surveys were collected before and 159 surveys were collected after the educational program. A significant increase was observed in organ donation knowledge (54% vs. 70%, p |
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