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    J Korean Acad Nurs. 2015 Dec;45(6):802-811. Korean.
    Published online Dec 31, 2015.
    https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2015.45.6.802
    © 2015 Korean Society of Nursing Science
    Original Article

    Structural Equation Modeling on Living and Brain Death Organ Donation Intention in Nursing Students

    Eun A Kim,1 and So Eun Choi2
      • 1Department of Nursing, Honam University, Gwangju, Korea.
      • 2Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Muan, Korea.
    • Address reprint requests to: Choi, So Eun. Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, 1666 Yeongsan-ro, Cheonggye-myeon, Muan 58554, Korea. Tel: +82-61-450-2672, Fax: +82-61-450-2679, Email: seami@mokpo.ac.kr
    Received April 07, 2015; Revised April 22, 2015; Accepted August 03, 2015.

    This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivs License. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/) If the original work is properly cited and retained without any modification or reproduction, it can be used and re-distributed in any format and medium.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The purpose of this study was to test and validate a model to predict living and brain death organ donation intention in nursing students. The conceptual model was based on the theory planned behavior.

    Methods

    Quota sampling methodology was used to recruit 921 nursing students from all over the country and data collection was done from October 1 to December 20, 2013.

    Results

    The model fit indices for the hypothetical model were suitable for the recommended level. Knowledge, attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control explained 40.2% and 40.1% respectively for both living and brain death organ donation intention. Subjective norm was the most direct influential factor for organ donation intention. Knowledge had significant direct effect on attitude and indirect effect on subjective norm and perceived behavioral control. These effects were higher in brain death organ donation intention than in living donation intention.

    Conclusion

    The overall findings of this study suggest the need to develop systematic education programs to increases knowledge about brain death organ donation. The development, application, and evaluation of intervention programs are required to improve subjective norm.

    Keywords
    Tissue and organ procurement; Intention; Students; Nursing

    Figures

    Figure 1
    Conceptual framework of the study.

    Figure 2
    Final model fitted to the data for organ donation intention.

    Tables

    Table 1
    Descriptive Statistics of Study Variables

    Table 2
    Model Fitness Indexes of the Hypothetical Model

    Table 3
    Effects of Predictive Variables on Endogenous Variable in the Model for Living and Brain Death Organ Donation

    Notes

    This paper was supported by Research Funds of Mokpo National University in 2013 (No. 2013-0166).

    CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:The authors declared no conflict of interest.

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    MeSH Terms
    Brain Death*
    Models, Theoretical*
    Female
    Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
    Humans
    Intention
    Male
    Students, Nursing/psychology*
    Surveys and Questionnaires
    Tissue and Organ Procurement
    Young Adult
    Metrics
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