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Book Synopsis

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.

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


Table of Contents

List of Contributors x

Preface xiv
Jason T. Siegel and Eusebio M. Alvaro

Acknowledgments xxi

Introduction and Overview 1

Chapter 1: Applying Psychology to Health Behavior Interventions: Not Last Decade’s Approach 3
Stuart Oskamp

Chapter 2: Organ Donation: An Overview of the Field 13
Mary Ganikos

Part I: Media and Community Interventions 41

Chapter 3: Where Have We Been and Where to Next: A Review and Synthesis of Organ Donation Media Campaigns 43
Eusebio M. Alvaro and Jason T. Siegel

Chapter 4: The Effectiveness of the Donate Life—African American Campaign in Minneapolis–St. Paul 64
David M. Radosevich, Susan Mau Larson, Tiffany Scott, Clarence Jones, William Tendle, and Susan Gunderson

Chapter 5: Organ Donation and Transplantation: A New Tradition of Sharing for Alaska Natives 83
Margaret D. Allen and Barbara Stillwater

Chapter 6: First-Person Consent Ohio Donor Registry: The Influence of the First-Person Consent Registry on Increasing Organ Donation 98
Kimberly Downing and Linda Jones

Chapter 7: Improving Organ Donation in Chinese Communities in New York: Perspectives From Consortium Partners 119
Paul L. Hebert, Julia Rivera, Kelly Eng, Regina Lee, and Susan Seto-Yee

Chapter 8: Intervention Research With American Indian, Alaska Native, and First Nations Communities: An Organ and Tissue Donation Exemplar 132
Nancy L. Fahrenwald

Part II: Organizational Interventions 149

Chapter 9: Behavioral Research in Hospital Settings: The Family Communication Coordinator (FCC) Protocol and Research Applications in Organ Donation 151
Diane Dodd-McCue

Chapter 10: Design and Evaluation of Work Site Promotions of Organ Donation: Real-World Challenges and Strategies to Address Them 164
Michael T. Quinn, Jackie Gnepp, G. Caleb Alexander, Diane Hollingsworth, Kate Grubbs O’Connor, Willa Lang, Joshua Klayman, and David Meltzer

Chapter 11: Home Care Association of Louisiana (HCLA) Donate Life Workplace Partnership for Organ and Tissue Donation 177
Carolyn C. Johnson and Larry S. Webber

Chapter 12: Promoting Organ Donation Through College Student Campaigns 200
Thomas Hugh Feeley, Ashley E. Anker, Donald E. Vincent, and Carla R. Williams

Chapter 13: Take Time to Talk: Improving Communication Between Recovery Professionals and Funeral Directors 221
Catherine Paykin, Gigi Politoski, and Linda Singleton-Driscoll

Chapter 14: The Challenges of Conducting and Evaluating Organ Donation Campaigns 234
Susan E. Morgan

Part III: Broad Perspectives and Future Directions 247

Chapter 15: Community Organizations and Applied Research: Project Initiation, Implementation, and Dealing With Those Applied Researchers 249
Sara Pace Jones and David Bosch

Chapter 16: Evaluating the Effects of Community-Based Health Interventions: Seeking Impact and Saving Lives via Organ and Tissue Donation Promotion Efforts 257
Robert L. Fischer

Chapter 17: The Value of Qualitative Studies of Interpersonal Conversations About Health Topics: A Study of Family Discussions of Organ Donation and Illustrations 272
Anita Pomerantz

Chapter 18: Ethically and Effectively Advancing Living Donation: How Should It Be Done? 292
Amy D. Waterman and James R. Rodrigue

Chapter 19: A Dawning Recognition of Factors for Increasing Donor Registration: The IIFF Model 313
Jason T. Siegel, Eusebio M. Alvaro, and Zachary P. Hohman

Chapter 20: There’s Nothing So Practical . . . Theoretical Translations and Organ Donation 331
William D. Crano

Author index 344

Subject index 353

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 04/12/2009
      ISBN13: 9781405192132, 978-1405192132
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.

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


      Table of Contents

      List of Contributors x

      Preface xiv
      Jason T. Siegel and Eusebio M. Alvaro

      Acknowledgments xxi

      Introduction and Overview 1

      Chapter 1: Applying Psychology to Health Behavior Interventions: Not Last Decade’s Approach 3
      Stuart Oskamp

      Chapter 2: Organ Donation: An Overview of the Field 13
      Mary Ganikos

      Part I: Media and Community Interventions 41

      Chapter 3: Where Have We Been and Where to Next: A Review and Synthesis of Organ Donation Media Campaigns 43
      Eusebio M. Alvaro and Jason T. Siegel

      Chapter 4: The Effectiveness of the Donate Life—African American Campaign in Minneapolis–St. Paul 64
      David M. Radosevich, Susan Mau Larson, Tiffany Scott, Clarence Jones, William Tendle, and Susan Gunderson

      Chapter 5: Organ Donation and Transplantation: A New Tradition of Sharing for Alaska Natives 83
      Margaret D. Allen and Barbara Stillwater

      Chapter 6: First-Person Consent Ohio Donor Registry: The Influence of the First-Person Consent Registry on Increasing Organ Donation 98
      Kimberly Downing and Linda Jones

      Chapter 7: Improving Organ Donation in Chinese Communities in New York: Perspectives From Consortium Partners 119
      Paul L. Hebert, Julia Rivera, Kelly Eng, Regina Lee, and Susan Seto-Yee

      Chapter 8: Intervention Research With American Indian, Alaska Native, and First Nations Communities: An Organ and Tissue Donation Exemplar 132
      Nancy L. Fahrenwald

      Part II: Organizational Interventions 149

      Chapter 9: Behavioral Research in Hospital Settings: The Family Communication Coordinator (FCC) Protocol and Research Applications in Organ Donation 151
      Diane Dodd-McCue

      Chapter 10: Design and Evaluation of Work Site Promotions of Organ Donation: Real-World Challenges and Strategies to Address Them 164
      Michael T. Quinn, Jackie Gnepp, G. Caleb Alexander, Diane Hollingsworth, Kate Grubbs O’Connor, Willa Lang, Joshua Klayman, and David Meltzer

      Chapter 11: Home Care Association of Louisiana (HCLA) Donate Life Workplace Partnership for Organ and Tissue Donation 177
      Carolyn C. Johnson and Larry S. Webber

      Chapter 12: Promoting Organ Donation Through College Student Campaigns 200
      Thomas Hugh Feeley, Ashley E. Anker, Donald E. Vincent, and Carla R. Williams

      Chapter 13: Take Time to Talk: Improving Communication Between Recovery Professionals and Funeral Directors 221
      Catherine Paykin, Gigi Politoski, and Linda Singleton-Driscoll

      Chapter 14: The Challenges of Conducting and Evaluating Organ Donation Campaigns 234
      Susan E. Morgan

      Part III: Broad Perspectives and Future Directions 247

      Chapter 15: Community Organizations and Applied Research: Project Initiation, Implementation, and Dealing With Those Applied Researchers 249
      Sara Pace Jones and David Bosch

      Chapter 16: Evaluating the Effects of Community-Based Health Interventions: Seeking Impact and Saving Lives via Organ and Tissue Donation Promotion Efforts 257
      Robert L. Fischer

      Chapter 17: The Value of Qualitative Studies of Interpersonal Conversations About Health Topics: A Study of Family Discussions of Organ Donation and Illustrations 272
      Anita Pomerantz

      Chapter 18: Ethically and Effectively Advancing Living Donation: How Should It Be Done? 292
      Amy D. Waterman and James R. Rodrigue

      Chapter 19: A Dawning Recognition of Factors for Increasing Donor Registration: The IIFF Model 313
      Jason T. Siegel, Eusebio M. Alvaro, and Zachary P. Hohman

      Chapter 20: There’s Nothing So Practical . . . Theoretical Translations and Organ Donation 331
      William D. Crano

      Author index 344

      Subject index 353

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