title: Predictors of engaging in family discussion about organ donation and getting organ donor cards witnessed.
abstract: Family knowledge of organ donation intentions has been found to double rates of family consent regarding organ donation; therefore, it is an important communication process to study in the effort to persuade more people to become organ donors. This article reports the results of a study based on the heuristic-systematic model of persuasion designed to assess predictors of family discussion of organ donation and getting organ donor cards witnessed. Possible predictors of family discussion and getting organ donor cards witnessed included individual differences and cognitive, emotional, and behavioral factors. A path model of the process leading to family discussion and getting organ donor cards witnessed is presented and results are discussed for their practical importance.
authors.affiliation: Health and Risk Communication Center, Department of Communication, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1212, USA. smiths.msu.edu
authors.forename: Sandi W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Lisa L Massi
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lindsey
authors.forename: Jenifer E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kopfman
authors.forename: Jina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior; D003142:Communication; D004644:Emotions; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement