TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of an Educational Intervention on Organ Donation Attitudes in College-Aged Students
AU - Riley, Kiernan
AU - Evans, Michael M.
AU - Hupcey, Judith
AU - Sellers, II, Patrick Douglas
AU - Machluf, Karin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - As the national demand for donated organs continues to rise, the rate of registered donors within the United States has remained stagnant, creating a shortage of viable, transferrable organs. Lack of registered donors can be partially attributed to misconceptions about organ donation, which has led to a population less willing to register as organ donors. The utilization of educational interventions can begin to address common misconceptions and change attitudes to favor organ donation. A quantitative pretest, posttest survey design was utilized in order to assess effectiveness of an educational intervention within the college-aged population. Results suggest that educational interventions are effective in creating positive attitudes about organ donation in college-aged students.
AB - As the national demand for donated organs continues to rise, the rate of registered donors within the United States has remained stagnant, creating a shortage of viable, transferrable organs. Lack of registered donors can be partially attributed to misconceptions about organ donation, which has led to a population less willing to register as organ donors. The utilization of educational interventions can begin to address common misconceptions and change attitudes to favor organ donation. A quantitative pretest, posttest survey design was utilized in order to assess effectiveness of an educational intervention within the college-aged population. Results suggest that educational interventions are effective in creating positive attitudes about organ donation in college-aged students.
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U2 - 10.1177/0030222819880708
DO - 10.1177/0030222819880708
M3 - Article
C2 - 31594464
AN - SCOPUS:85074535807
SN - 0030-2228
VL - 84
SP - 116
EP - 125
JO - Omega (United States)
JF - Omega (United States)
IS - 1
ER -