Organ donation: a pastoral care model.
Reports the development and implementation of one academic medical center's comprehensive program to increase organ donation rates. Describes a systematic program of family care and communication with special attention to the role of pastoral care. Data demonstrate a positive impact on consent and donation rates in the program's second year. Results suggest factors which impact consent and donation rates.
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Virginia Commonwealth University, PO Box 980664, Richmond, VA 23298-0664, USA.
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D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010327:Pastoral Care; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012380:Role; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014768:Virginia