Understanding African American's Religious Beliefs and Organ Donation Intentions

African Americans are overrepresented on the organ transplant waiting list and underrepresented among organ and tissue donors. One of the most highly noted reasons for lack of donation is the perception that donation is contrary to religious beliefs. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to e...

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VerfasserInnen: Robinson, Dana H. Z. (VerfasserIn) ; Arriola, Kimberly R. Jacob (VerfasserIn) ; Klammer, Susan M. Gerbensky (VerfasserIn) ; Perryman, Jennie P. (VerfasserIn) ; Thompson, Nancy J. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2014]
In: Journal of religion and health
Jahr: 2014, Band: 53, Heft: 6, Seiten: 1857-1872
weitere Schlagwörter:B Health Disparities
B Stages of change
B Donation intentions
B Organ Donation
B African American
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Zusammenfassung:African Americans are overrepresented on the organ transplant waiting list and underrepresented among organ and tissue donors. One of the most highly noted reasons for lack of donation is the perception that donation is contrary to religious beliefs. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to explore the complexities of religion (beliefs, religiosity, and religious involvement) and its association with willingness to donate and the written expression of donation intentions. Findings from a sample of 505 African American participants suggest that religion is a multidimensional construct and results differ depending on how the construct is measured and operationalized.
ISSN:1573-6571
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-014-9841-3