Kidney transplantation: donorsInfluence of knowledge and religiousness on attitudes toward organ donation
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Participants
After approval of the research proposal from the Institutional Review Board, 190 undergraduate students enrolled in general education classes at a small midwestern university participated. One hundred fourteen were women and 76 were men. The mean age of females was 20.0, with a range from 17 to 32 years. Ninety-four percent of women were white. The mean age of men was 20.5, with a range from 18 to 48 years. Ninety-three percent of men were white. Table 1 displays the religious affiliations of
Results
The psychometric properties of the ODAS were evaluated in several ways. Split-half reliability utilizing even and odd questions of the ODAS assessed reliability. The split-half reliability coefficient was .82 (P < .0001). Reliability was also assessed with Cronbach's alpha. (value of .90; P < .0001.)
The validity of the ODAS was evaluated by content and construct validity. In terms of content validity, the items on the ODAS were created to assess the nature of individual's attitudes regarding
Discussion
As expected, knowledge of the transplantation procedure and knowing someone who gave or received an organ was associated with a more positive attitude toward organ donation. These findings have a number of implications. As pointed out by Radecki and Jaccard,3 movies and media coverage of the transplantation process can have a significant impact on the general public. As most people do not have personal experience with organ donation, accurate coverage of this process can increase knowledge and
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