Trauma Experience Related to Organ Procurement Surgery From Deceased Donors on Attitude Toward Organ Donation

Mediating Effect of Coping Flexibility

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ID13775534
AuthorsGeonyoung Kim (0009-0006-9073-843X, Ulsan University Hospital, South Korea), Gye‐Jung Kim (Ulsan University Hospital), Sangjin Ko (0000-0003-2014-838X, University of Ulsan, South Korea, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume62
Pages469580251348824-469580251348824
Publication date2025-06-13
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueINQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0046-9580 • E-ISSN: 1945-7243
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00469580251348824
PMID40515464
OpenAlexW4411298348
LanguageEN
References cited23

To examine the mediating role of coping flexibility in the relationship between traumatic experiences and attitudes toward organ donation among healthcare workers involved in organ procurement surgery. This was a cross-sectional study. Data were collected from 170 healthcare workers with experience in organ procurement surgeries for brain-dead patients at 4 hospitals in South Korea between June 16 and September 30, 2021. The study utilized questionnaires assessing traumatic experience, coping flexibility and attitude toward organ donation. Data were analyzed using the PROCESS macro (IBM SPSS Statistics 28.0). Coping flexibility significantly mediated the relationship between traumatic experiences and attitudes toward organ donation. Traumatic experiences related to organ procurement surgery negatively influenced coping flexibility, while higher coping flexibility was associated with more positive attitudes toward organ donation. Developing educational programs to enhance coping flexibility and regularly assess psychological well-being may improve healthcare workers' attitudes toward organ donation and support their mental health after trauma exposure

Coping (psychology · Flexibility (engineering · Management · Organ donation · Organ procurement · Organ transplantation · Solid organ · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Surgery · Transplantation

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