Understanding Organ Donation : Applied Behavioral Science Perspectives.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Siegel, Jason T.

Contributor:

Alvaro, Eusebio M.

Series:

Blackwell/Claremont Applied Social Psychology Ser.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Donation of organs, tissues, etc. -- Psychological aspects.

Clinical health psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2009.

Summary:

This highly important book introduces the realm of organ donation, providing an overview of the current situation, highlighting the challenges, summarizing past research, and providing guidance for future research. The first book to bridge the gap between applied research and the social and behavioral issues surrounding organ donation An impressive collection of contributors from a range of both practitioners and scientists actively working in the field Provides a concrete example of how evidence-based research and theory can be applied with real-world value Explores future directions of organ donation and research including community-based health interventions, ethical considerations, and advancing donor registration The latest publication in the prestigious Claremont Applied Social Psychology Series.

Contents:

Understanding Organ Donation

Contents

List of Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction and Overview

1 Applying Psychology to Health Behavior Interventions: Not Last Decade's Approach

2 Organ Donation: An Overview of the Field

Part I Media and Community Interventions

3 Where Have We Been and Where to Next: A Review and Synthesis of Organ Donation Media Campaigns

4 The Effectiveness of the Donate Life

African American Campaign in Minneapolis-St. Paul

5 Organ Donation and Transplantation: A New Tradition of Sharing for Alaska Natives

6 First-Person Consent Ohio Donor Registry: The Influence of the First-Person Consent Registry on Increasing Organ Donation

7 Improving Organ Donation in Chinese Communities in New York: Perspectives From Consortium Partners

8 Intervention Research With American Indian, Alaska Native, and First Nations Communities: An Organ and Tissue Donation Exemplar

Part II Organizational Interventions

9 Behavioral Research in Hospital Settings: The Family Communication Coordinator (FCC) Protocol and Research Applications in Organ Donation

10 Design and Evaluation of Work Site Promotions of Organ Donation: Real-World Challenges and Strategies to Address Them

11 Home Care Association of Louisiana (HCLA) Donate Life Workplace Partnership for Organ and Tissue Donation

12 Promoting Organ Donation Through College Student Campaigns

13 Take Time to Talk: Improving Communication Between Recovery Professionals and Funeral Directors

14 The Challenges of Conducting and Evaluating Organ Donation Campaigns

Part III Broad Perspectives and Future Directions

15 Community Organizations and Applied Research: Project Initiation, Implementation, and Dealing With Those Applied Researchers.

16 Evaluating the Effects of Community-Based Health Interventions: Seeking Impact and Saving Lives via Organ and Tissue Donation Promotion Efforts

17 The Value of Qualitative Studies of Interpersonal Conversations About Health Topics: A Study of Family Discussions of Organ Donation and Illustrations

18 Ethically and Effectively Advancing Living Donation: How Should It Be Done?

19 A Dawning Recognition of Factors for Increasing Donor Registration: The IIFF Model

20 There's Nothing So Practical . . . Theoretical Translations and Organ Donation

Author Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Siegel, Jason T. Understanding Organ Donation

ISBN:

9781444317466

OCLC:

592756303