title: Development of a scale to measure African American attitudes toward organ donation.
abstract: African American attitudes toward organ donation differ from other racial and ethnic groups. However, existing measures of organ donation attitudes do not adequately address ethnic identity and cultural factors. We examined the psychometric properties of a new 18-item organ donation scale among 1225 members of 21 African American churches in Southeast Michigan. We identified three factors: (1) Barriers; (2) Family/Race Benefits; and (3) Altruism. More positive donation attitudes on each subscale were observed for individuals who reported being enrolled as a donor. Among individuals not enrolled, higher scores were observed on scales two and three for those with stronger intentions to enroll.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 109 Observatory, Room 3867 SPH I, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA. kresnic@umich.edu
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Resnicow
authors.forename: Ann M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Nanhua
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Remonia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: Denise K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Beach
authors.forename: Aisha T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Langford
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Magee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult