A Department of Motor Vehicles intervention yields moderate increases in donor designation rates.
Prog Transplant
; 22(1): 18-24, 2012 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22489439
ABSTRACT
CONTEXT Nearly all persons (37% of public) who have a joined an organ donor registry in the United States have done so through their Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office, which is an underused venue for organ donation campaigns. OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a statewide DMV-based intervention to increase donor designation rates. DESIGN ANDSETTING:
Thirty DMV offices in Florida were randomly assigned to receive usual care (n = 15) or an organ donation intervention (n = 15). MEASUREMENT AND PRIMARYOUTCOME:
Donor designation rates were assessed at baseline (before the intervention), during the intervention, and at follow-up.RESULTS:
When baseline donor designation rate and region were controlled for, the intervention group showed a significantly higher aggregate monthly donor designation rate than the usual care group during the intervention phase of the study (P = .02). Donor designation rates did not differ significantly (P = .13) during the follow-up phase. Lower donor designations rates were significantly associated with DMV service regions with more minorities, less education, and lower income.CONCLUSION:
We conclude that a comprehensive DMV-based intervention focused on staff education and direct interactions with the public could yield modest increases in donor designation rates.
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Temas:
ECOS
/
Estado_mercado_regulacao
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Condução de Veículo
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Obtenção de Tecidos e Órgãos
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Sistema de Registros
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Promoção da Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Prog Transplant
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos