Why do young adults in the United States have such low rates of organ donation registration?
| dc.authorid | 0000-0002-9037-5820 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Wotring, Amy J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jordan, Timothy R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Saltzman, Barbara | |
| dc.contributor.author | Glassman, Tavis | |
| dc.contributor.author | Holloway, Jennifer | |
| dc.contributor.author | Khubchandani, Jagdish | |
| dc.contributor.other | İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-26T13:40:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-05-26T13:40:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.department | İHÜ, İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü | |
| dc.description.abstract | The demand for transplantable organs has outpaced the supply. Thus, 20 Americans die every day while waiting for an organ. Although most adults support organ donation, 42% are not registered. The rate is even lower among young adults who are not enrolled in/never graduated from college. The aim of this study was to use the Integrated Behavior Model (IBM) to identify factors that predicted organ donation registration among a racially diverse sample of non-student young adults. The study was observational and cross-sectional. Proportional allocation was used to identify a racially diverse sample of 550 non-student, young adults from ten states in the U.S. with the lowest registration rates. A valid and reliable survey was designed, pilot-tested, and administered. A total of 407 young adults completed the survey (74%). Only 19% were registered donors. Caucasians were more likely to be registered donors than racial minorities, ? 2 (3, N = 407) = 15.19, p = 0.002. Those with more positive direct attitudes toward registration were 1.5 times more likely to be registered than those who had negative direct attitudes. Among non-registrants, indirect descriptive norm and direct attitude were statistically significant predictors of behavioral intention. Moreover, those who knew someone who donated an organ and knew someone who needed a transplant were nearly three times more likely to intend to register in the next year. The IBM proved useful in elucidating factors that predicted intention to register among non-student young adults. The IBM should be used by those who desire to increase registration rates. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Wotring, A. J., Jordan, T. R., Saltzman, B., Glassman, T., Holloway, J. ve Khubchandani, J. (2022). Why do young adults in the United States have such low rates of organ donation registration?. Challenges, 13, 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe13010021 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/challe13010021 | |
| dc.identifier.issue | 1 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/challe13010021 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12154/1822 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 13 | |
| dc.institutionauthor | Jordan, Timothy R. | |
| dc.institutionauthorid | 0000-0002-9037-5820 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI AG | |
| dc.relation.ihupublicationcategory | 233 | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Challenges | |
| dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.subject | Organ Donation | |
| dc.subject | Registration | |
| dc.subject | Young Adults | |
| dc.subject | Integrated Behavioral Model | |
| dc.subject | Precaution Adoption Process Model | |
| dc.title | Why do young adults in the United States have such low rates of organ donation registration? | |
| dc.type | Article | |
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