Understanding organ donation: applied behavioral science perspectives

Table of Contents:

Introduction and Overview

Chapter 1: Applying Psychology to Health Behavior Interventions: Not Last Decade’s Approach
Chapter 2: Organ Donation: An Overview of the Field

Part I: Media and Community Interventions

Chapter 3: Where Have We Been and Where to Next: A Review and Synthesis of Organ Donation Media Campaigns
Chapter 4: The Effectiveness of the Donate Life-African American Campaign in Minneapolis_St. Paul
Chapter 5: Organ Donation and Transplantation: A New Tradition of Sharing for Alaska Natives
Chapter 6: First-Person Consent Ohio Donor Registry: The Influence of the First-Person Consent Registry on Increasing Organ Donation
Chapter 7: Improving Organ Donation in Chinese Communities in New York: Perspectives From Consortium Partners
Chapter 8: Intervention Research With American Indian, Alaska Native, and First Nations Communities: An Organ and Tissue Donation Exemplar

Part II: Organizational Interventions

Chapter 9: Behavioral Research in Hospital Settings: The Family Communication Coordinator (FCC) Protocol and Research Applications in Organ Donation
Chapter 10: Design and Evaluation of Work Site Promotions of Organ Donation: Real-World Challenges and Strategies to Address Them
Chapter 11: Home Care Association of Louisiana (HCLA) Donate Life Workplace Partnership for Organ and Tissue Donation
Chapter 12: Promoting Organ Donation Through College Student Campaigns
Chapter 13: Take Time to Talk: Improving Communication Between Recovery Professionals and Funeral Directors
Chapter 14: The Challenges of Conducting and Evaluating Organ Donation Campaigns.

Part III: Broad Perspectives and Future Directions

Chapter 15: Community Organizations and Applied Research: Project Initiation, Implementation, and Dealing With Those Applied Researchers
Chapter 16: Evaluating the Effects of Community-Based Health Interventions: Seeking Impact and Saving Lives via Organ and Tissue Donation Promotion Efforts
Chapter 17: The Value of Qualitative Studies of Interpersonal Conversations About Health Topics: A Study of Family Discussions of Organ Donation and Illustrations
Chapter 18: Ethically and Effectively Advancing Living Donation: How Should It Be Done?
Chapter 19: A Dawning Recognition of Factors for Increasing Donor Registration: The IIFF Model
Chapter 20: There’s Nothing So Practical . . . Theoretical Translations and Organ Donation

This highly important book introduces the realm of organ donation, providing an overview of the current situation, highlighting the challenges, summarizing past research, and providing guidance for future research.

1. The first book to bridge the gap between applied research and the social and behavioral issues surrounding organ donation
2. An impressive collection of contributors from a range of both practitioners and scientists actively working in the field
3. Provides a concrete example of how evidence-based research and theory can be applied with real-world value
4. Explores future directions of organ donation and research including community-based health interventions, ethical considerations, and advancing donor registration
5.The latest publication in the prestigious Claremont Applied Social Psychology Series

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