Improving the consent rate for solid organ donation from deceased donors is a key
component of strategies in the UK and other countries to increase the availability of organs …

Social and behavioral scientists in fields such as psychology, sociology, anthropology,
nursing, and medicine have been investigating the relation between religious or spiritual …

The effects of the attitudinal, normative, and perceived behavioral control (PBC) components
of the theory of planned behavior and personal-and societal-level descriptive and injunctive …

The current study posits that messages used to elicit behaviors to help unknown others must
present substantial perceptions of a threat and efficacy to be successful. Given that many …

Antecedentes. En Colombia, desde hace más de cuatro décadas, se practica el trasplante
de órganos. Actualmente el país cuenta con equipos de trasplante calificados y con …

Researchers are already aware that decision making about health issues is not necessarily
driven by rational or cognitive-based decision-making processes. This appears to be …

Research on organ donation suggests a strong association between family discussions
about the issue and final organ donor status. However, very few studies have examined the …

Objective The shortage of organs donated for transplantation is a global concern. Even
though increasing awareness can boost organ donation registration rates (thus leading to a …

This multisite, qualitative study of 78 family-pair dyads provides rich data on the reasons
people cite for (not) wanting to sign an organ donor card in the context of family …

In this study, 78 family pair dyads (spouses, parent–child pairs, or siblings) were brought into
an interaction laboratory set up like a living room. After being briefed on the study, family …