Impact of an Educational Intervention on Organ Donation Attitudes in College-Aged Students

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ID13628615
AuthorsKiernan Riley (0000-0002-1957-8262, College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus, State College, PA, USA, corresponding author), Michael M Evans (College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, Scranton Campus, Dunmore, PA, USA), Judith E Hupcey (0000-0003-2171-0979, Pennsylvania State University), Judith Hupcey (College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus, State College, PA, USA), Patrick Douglas Sellers (Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, Scranton Campus, Dunmore, PA, USA), Karin Machluf (Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, Scranton Campus, Dunmore, PA, USA)
Year2019
Volume84
Issue1
Pages116-125
Publication date2019-10-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222819880708
PMID31594464
OpenAlexW2979378003
LanguageEN
References cited9

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

Donation · Economic shortage · Environmental health · Family medicine · Intervention (counseling · Medical education · Organ donation · Political science · Population · Psychological intervention · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Organ Donation and Transplantation · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Surgery · Transplantation

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