A focused educational program after religious services to improve organ donation in Hispanic Americans.

Publisher: Munksgaard Country of Publication: Denmark NLM ID: 8710240 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1399-0012 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09020063 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Clin Transplant Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Copenhagen : Munksgaard,

Health Education* ; Religion*; Hispanic or Latino/*psychology ; Organ Transplantation/*psychology ; Perception/*physiology ; Tissue Donors/*education ; Tissue and Organ Procurement/*ethics; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Attitude to Health ; Communication ; Culture ; Female ; Humans ; Intention ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Organ Transplantation/ethics ; Organ Transplantation/ethnology ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult

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-min "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 conducted before and 159 surveys were conducted after the educational program. A significant increase was observed in organ donation knowledge (54% vs. 70%, p<0.0001), perception (43% vs. 58%, p<0.0001), and beliefs (50% vs. 60%, p=0.0001). However, no significant difference was found in the willingness to discuss donation with family, intent-to-donate, or registering to donate after the intervention. This study demonstrates that a focused educational program in places of worship can significantly improve HA knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs regarding organ donation. Further work is needed to understand why intent-to-donate does not increase despite the increase in organ donation awareness.
(© 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S.)

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R01 DK079667 United States DK NIDDK NIH HHS; 5R01DK079667 United States DK NIDDK NIH HHS

Date Created: 20121031 Date Completed: 20130528 Latest Revision: 20211203

20231215

PMC3538818

10.1111/ctr.12036

23106648