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Article: A cross-validation study of nurses' attitudes and commitment to organ donation in Hong Kong
Title | A cross-validation study of nurses' attitudes and commitment to organ donation in Hong Kong |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Commitment Nurses Organ donation |
Issue Date | 2002 |
Publisher | Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijnurstu |
Citation | International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2002, v. 39 n. 1, p. 95-104 How to Cite? |
Abstract | This study examined the attitudes and commitment to posthumous organ donation among a group of nurses (N=314) in a teaching hospital in Hong Kong. Attitude was operationally defined by a self-report measure of favorable or unfavorable feelings and beliefs about organ donation, whereas commitment was defined by having signed a donor card. Consistent with findings reported in the West, nurses who exhibited favorable attitudes towards organ donation were of greater proportion than those who had signed a donor card. Younger and unmarried nurses were more likely to commit to posthumous organ donation. More than half (55%) of the nurses were undecided about commitment to organ donation, but most of them were likely to sign a donor card. Principal component analysis confirmed the conceptual structure of the Organ Donation Attitude Scale developed by Parisi and Katz (Health Psychol. 5 (1986) 565–580). Reliability of the factor scores (Humanitarian and moral conviction, Fears of bodily mutilation, and Fears of medical neglect) was satisfactory (Cronbach α ranged from 0.80 to 0.86). Fears of bodily mutilation were most significantly related to unwillingness to commit to organ donation. Implications of the findings for nursing education are discussed and suggestions for future research made. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/225118 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 7.5 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.377 |
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dc.contributor.author | Boey, KW | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-22T01:30:03Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-22T01:30:03Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2002, v. 39 n. 1, p. 95-104 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0020-7489 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/225118 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study examined the attitudes and commitment to posthumous organ donation among a group of nurses (N=314) in a teaching hospital in Hong Kong. Attitude was operationally defined by a self-report measure of favorable or unfavorable feelings and beliefs about organ donation, whereas commitment was defined by having signed a donor card. Consistent with findings reported in the West, nurses who exhibited favorable attitudes towards organ donation were of greater proportion than those who had signed a donor card. Younger and unmarried nurses were more likely to commit to posthumous organ donation. More than half (55%) of the nurses were undecided about commitment to organ donation, but most of them were likely to sign a donor card. Principal component analysis confirmed the conceptual structure of the Organ Donation Attitude Scale developed by Parisi and Katz (Health Psychol. 5 (1986) 565–580). Reliability of the factor scores (Humanitarian and moral conviction, Fears of bodily mutilation, and Fears of medical neglect) was satisfactory (Cronbach α ranged from 0.80 to 0.86). Fears of bodily mutilation were most significantly related to unwillingness to commit to organ donation. Implications of the findings for nursing education are discussed and suggestions for future research made. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Pergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ijnurstu | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Nursing Studies | - |
dc.subject | Commitment | - |
dc.subject | Nurses | - |
dc.subject | Organ donation | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Attitude of Health Personnel | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Nurses - psychology | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Surveys and Questionnaires - standards | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Tissue Donors - psychology | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Tissue and Organ Procurement | - |
dc.title | A cross-validation study of nurses' attitudes and commitment to organ donation in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Boey, KW: kwboey@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/S0020-7489(00)00118-8 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 11722838 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-15944421177 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 83799 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 39 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 95 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 104 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000173236900010 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0020-7489 | - |