Table 4 Effect of organ donation education on students’ beliefs about organ donation
Outcome measurement | Control condition Mean ± SD | Experimental condition Mean ± SD | Regression weight of experimental (1) versus control (0) | Adjusted regression weight of experimental (1) versus control (0) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B (95%CI) | P | B (95%CI) | P | |||
I have enough knowledge to make a decision about organ donation | 4.53 ± 1.90 | 5.11 ± 1.61 | 0.62 (0.23– − 1.01) | .002a | 0.57 (0.18–0.95) | .004a |
I would like to know more about organ donation and registration | 3.90 ± 1.81 | 3.57 ± 1.72 | − 0.31 (− 0.48– − 0.14) | < .001a | − 0.36 (− 0.61– − 0.10) | .01a |
I intend to talk about organ donation with family members | 3.86 ± 1.98 | 4.47 ± 1.85 | 0.68 (0.28–1.08) | .001a | 0.65 (0.27–1.02) | .001a |
I intend to talk about organ donation with friends | 3.27 ± 1.85 | 3.57 ± 1.91 | 0.36 (0.07–0.66) | .02a | 0.33 (0.01–0.65) | .04 |
I find it hard to discuss organ donation with family members | 1.91 ± 1.50 | 2.09 ± 1.61 | 0.08 (0.01–0.16) | .02 | 0.09 (0.00–0.18) | .04 |
I find it hard to discuss organ donation with friends | 2.00 ± 1.56 | 2.28 ± 1.72 | 0.13 (0.04–0.23) | .01a | 0.14 (0.05–0.23) | .002a |
I rather not think about death | 4.28 ± 2.18 | 4.41 ± 2.08 | 0.11 (− 0.07–0.28) | .23 | 0.07 (− 0.11–0.26) | .44 |
I still have enough time to register | 4.98 ± 1.81 | 4.86 ± 1.92 | − 0.17 (− 0.31– −.0.02) | .02 | − 0.23 (− 0.45– − 0.01) | .05 |
The idea of my organs being in someone else’s body gives me a feeling of discomfort | 3.46 ± 2.13 | 3.43 ± 2.08 | − 0.04 (− 0.31–0.23) | .77 | − 0.00 (− 0.28–0.27) | .98 |
Certain organs have an important value to me | 3.24 ± 2.12 | 3.33 ± 2.08 | 0.11 (− 0.17–0.39) | .45 | 0.19 (− 0.13–0.50) | .24 |
When I die, I don’t want my organs to go to waste | 3.94 ± 2.11 | 4.19 ± 2.09 | 0.26 (− 0.03–0.54) | .08 | 0.18 (− 0.10–0.46) | .21 |
After I die, my body needs to be intact | 4.02 ± 2.03 | 4.18 ± 2.00 | 0.15 (− 0.12–0.43) | .28 | 0.21 (− 0.06–0.48) | .13 |
Some people are more deserving to receive my organ than others | 4.17 ± 2.18 | 4.17 ± 2.13 | − 0.03 (− 0.26–0.21) | .82 | − 0.11 (− 0.41–0.18) | .45 |
If I register my decision, I prevent my family from having to make a difficult decision when I would die | 5.26 ± 1.75 | 5.60 ± 1.62 | 0.13 (0.03–0.23) | .01a | 0.12 (0.00–0.23) | .05 |
If I register my decision, medical professionals will honor my wishes | 5.50 ± 1.63 | 5.86 ± 1.43 | 0.15 (0.04–0.26) | .01a | 0.13 (0.05–0.21) | .002a |
If I register my decision, I know what happens with my body when I would die | 5.07 ± 1.88 | 5.36 ± 1.79 | 0.10 (0.01–0.20) | .08 | 0.11 (0.01–0.21) | .03 |
If I am an organ donor, I am happy I can help people in need | 5.50 ± 1.68 | 5.70 ± 1.64 | 0.09 (0.01–0.17) | .03 | 0.06 (− 0.03–0.15) | < .001a |
If I am an organ donor, I am afraid my family and friends see me as a deformed person because my organs were removed | 2.70 ± 1.89 | 3.04 ± 1.98 | 0.12 (0.05–0.19) | .001a | 0.13 (0.03–0.23) | .01 |
If I am an organ donor, I can find a sense of positive closure | 4.42 ± 1.80 | 4.68 ± 1.75 | 0.26 (0.00–0.49) | .03 | 0.21 (− 0.02–0.43) | .07 |
If I am an organ donor, I run the risk of my organs being taken out before I died | 3.20 ± 1.96 | 3.19 ± 1.90 | 0.05 (− 0.21–0.30) | .71 | 0.04 (− 0.25–0.32) | .79 |
If I am an organ donor, I am afraid my body will be mutilated | 3.39 ± 1.98 | 3.52 ± 1.96 | 0.16 (− 0.12–0.43) | .26 | 0.19 (− 0.13–0.51) | .24 |
If I am an organ donor, medical professionals will choose the life of a patient who needs an organ over mine | 3.46 ± 1.85 | 3.26 ± 1.87 | − 0.19 (− 0.37- -0.01) | .04 | − 0.16 (− 0.37–0.04) | .12 |
If I am an organ donor, I am more deserving of receiving an organ in case I need one | 4.07 ± 1.99 | 4.07 ± 2.01 | − 0.00 (− 0.22–0.22) | .99 | 0.04 (− 0.14–0.23) | .63 |
If I am an organ donor, my organs will be allocated to patients in an ethical manner | 4.93 ± 1.60 | 5.22 ± 1.58 | 0.29 (0.08–0.49) | .01a | 0.26 (0.04–0.47) | .02 |
If I am an organ donor, I run the risk of being declared dead too soon | 3.23 ± 1.97 | 3.17 ± 1.62 | − 0.03 (− 0.25–0.19) | .78 | − 0.03 (− 0.23–0.17) | .78 |