A Community-Based Study of Giving ACTS: Organ Donation Education for African American Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transplantation continues to be the therapy of choice for people experiencing end-stage organ failure. African Americans (AAs) are overrepresented among those awaiting an available organ for the purpose of a transplant, yet donate at rates lower than other races due to a list of well-studied barriers. The Giving ACTS (About Choices in Transplantation and Sharing) Intervention was developed to provide culturally appropriate messaging to AAs about organ and tissue donation and transplantation (OTDT). The purpose of this community-based study was to test the extent to which the intervention was effective in (1) improving donation-related knowledge and attitudes among AA participants, and (2) increasing registration on the state donor registry.

Methods

Using a single-

SUBMITTER: Jacob Arriola KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6462257 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature