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Assessing Family Members’ Motivational Readiness and Decision Making for Consenting to Cadaveric Organ Donation

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: This study assessed the applicability of two important components of the transtheoretical model of behavior change (TTM) to family consent for cadaveric organ donation. Men and women (N = 169), who consented or refused to donate the organs of a family member, completed a telephone survey reflecting the stage of change and decisional balance constructs. Psychometric analyses resulted in a two-factor decisional balance scale: a seven-item scale representing negative perceptions of consent (cons), and a seven-item scale representing positive perceptions of consent (pros). The pros and cons were significantly associated with stage of readiness for donation consent and with the family consent decision. Research utilizing this measure has the potential to enhance intervention programs to increase donation consent rates.

Source: Journal of Health Psychology

DOI: 10.1177/135910530100600506

Authors: Mark L. Robbins, Deborah A. Levesque, Colleen A. Redding, Janet L. Johnson, James O. Prochaska, Michael S. Rohr, Thomas G. Peters

Institutions: University of Rhode Island, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Wake Forest University, University of Florida

Language: English

Topic: Organ Donation and Transplantation

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2038640740

FWCI: 2.329

Cites: 64

Cited by: 41

Related to: 10