Pekmezaris R, Cigaran E, Patel V, Clement D, Sardo Molmenti CL, Molmenti E. Randomized intervention to assess the effectiveness of an educational video on organ donation intent among Hispanics in the New York metropolitan area. World J Transplant 2023; 13(4): 190-200 [PMID: 37388392 DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v13.i4.190]
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Edgardo Cigaran, MS, Research Fellow, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health, 600 Community Dr, Manhasset, NY 11030, United States. edgardo.cigaran@gmail.com
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Transplantation
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Observational Study
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World J Transplant. Jun 18, 2023; 13(4): 190-200 Published online Jun 18, 2023. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v13.i4.190
Table 1 Methodology
Video first condition
Video last condition
Participants
192
173
IV
5 min 25 s emotive video addressing common barriers to organ donation
DV
An 85-item Redcap survey measured participant demographics, attitudes, and knowledge of organ donation as well as intention to register as an organ donor
Procedure
A human intelligence task, informed consent was required, random assignment was implemented
Table 2 Hispanic participant characteristics and test of proportions, n (%)
Total (n = 365)
n = 1905
Registered (n = 137)
Not registered (n = 228)
Gender
Female
236 (65)
87 (37)
149 (63)
Male
126 (34)
48 (38)
78 (62)
Other/prefer not to say
3 (1)
2 (67)
1 (33)
Age (yr)
≤ 39
263 (72)
105 (40)
158 (60)
40-69
97 (27)
31 (32)
66 (68)
≥ 70
5 (1)
1 (20)
4 (80)
Race
White/Caucasian
130 (36)
60 (46)
70 (54)
Black/African American
54 (15)
20 (37)
34 (63)
Asian
4 (1)
3 (75)
1 (25)
Multiracial
63 (17)
23 (37)
40 (63)
Other
101 (28)
29 (29)
72 (71)
Native American or Alaskan Native
5 (1)
1 (20)
4 (80)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific, Islander
3 (1)
0
3 (100)
Prefer not to say
5 (1)
1 (20)
4 (80)
Spirituality
Yes
252 (69)
106 (42)
146 (58)
No
99 (27)
28 (28)
71 (72)
Prefer not to say
14 (4)
3 (21)
11 (79)
Religiosity
Yes
162 (44)
64 (40)
98 (60)
No
189 (52)
70 (37)
119 (63)
Prefer not to say
14 (4)
3 (21)
11 (79)
Religious denomination
Christian
198 (54)
77 (39)
121 (61)
Jewish
3 (1)
2 (67)
1 (33)
Muslim
6(2)
3 (50)
3 (50)
Buddhist
2 (1)
2 (100)
0
Non-religious
103 (28)
41 (40)
62 (60)
Other
41 (11)
10 (24)
31 (76)
Prefer not to say
12 (3)
2 (17)
10 (83)
Marital status
Single/never married
219 (60)
77 (35)
142 (65)
Married/living as married
123 (34)
52 (42)
71 (58)
Divorced/separated
17 (5)
6 (35)
11 (65)
Widowed
4 (1)
1 (25)
3 (75)
Prefer not to say
2 (1)
1 (50)
1 (50)
Level of education
2-year associate degree or less
216 (59)
63 (29)
153 (71)
4-year college degree (e.g., Bachelor)
121 (33)
56 (46)
65 (54)
Graduate degree (e.g., Master, MD, PhD)
28 (8)
18 (64)
10 (36)
Employment status
Full time or part time
182 (50)
86 (47)
96 (53)
Unemployed
116 (32)
33 (28)
83 (72)
Prefer not to say
4 (1)
0
4 (100)
Self-employed
Yes, n (%)
59 (16)
28 (47)
31 (53)
No, n (%)
306 (84)
109 (36)
197 (64)
Annual income
< $30000
108 (30)
33 (31)
75 (69)
$30001-$60000
113 (31)
41 (36)
72 (64)
$60001-$100000
88 (24)
43 (49)
45 (51)
> $100000
36 (10)
19 (53)
17 (47)
Prefer not to say
20 (5)
1 (5)
19 (95)
Insurance
Medicaid or medicare
167 (46)
43 (26)
124 (74)
Employer
139 (38)
71 (51)
68 (49)
27 (7)
15 (56)
12 (44)
Out of pocket
Other
15 (4)
5 (33)
10 (67)
Prefer not to say
15 (4)
2 (13)
13 (87)
Table 3 Effects of the video among Hispanic participants not registered as organ donors
OR
95%CI
P value
Outcome
Willingness to go back
2.05
1.06-3.97
0.03
Factors associated with OD
Religious beliefs
1.54
0.64-3.72
0.34
Bodily integrity
0.89
0.50-1.58
0.69
Impact funeral proceedings
0.89
0.46-1.72
0.72
Treated differently by doctor
1.03
0.60-1.77
0.91
Recipient
0.89
0.49-1.62
0.70
Ick factor
1.65
0.82-3.32
0.16
Jinx factor
0.82
0.48-1.40
0.47
Health of donor
0.53
0.31-0.90
0.02
Age limit of donor
0.79
0.47-1.34
0.38
Treated differently by race
0.58
0.31-1.11
0.10
Notify relatives
1.13
0.60-2.10
0.71
Association with pain
0.58
0.22-1.55
0.28
Legal to buy an organ
0.60
0.33-1.12
0.11
Known where to sign up
1.11
0.66-1.86
0.70
Know process to sign up
1.08
0.62-1.85
0.79
Know can sign up at DMV
2.21
1.22-4.03
0.01
Know can sign up on online
0.97
0.55-1.71
0.91
Appropriate to be asked at DMV
0.74
0.43-1.25
0.26
Receive compensation
1.09
0.62-1.92
0.76
Receive funeral payment
1.02
0.60-1.72
0.10
Opt-out system
0.49
0.25-0.96
0.04
Table 4 Motives for organ donation among Hispanics, n (%)
Total (n = 365)
Registered organ donor (n = 137)
Not registered organ donor (n = 228)
Yes
No
Doesn’t matter
Yes
No
Doesn’t matter
Yes
No
Doesn’t matter
Receiving message from
Someone like you
127 (35)
40 (11)
198 (54)
43 (31)
16 (12)
78 (57)
84 (37)
24 (11)
120 (53)
Same gender as you?
44 (12)
65 (18)
256 (70)
17 (12)
27 (20)
93 (68)
27 (12)
38 (17)
163 (71)
Same race as you?
45 (12)
64 (18)
256 (70)
19 (14)
27 (20)
91 (66)
26 (11)
37 (16)
165 (72)
Your community?
53 (14)
61 (17)
251 (69)
29 (21)
25 (18)
83 (61)
24 (11)
36 (16)
168 (74)
Economic status as you?
59 (16)
66 (18)
240 (66)
28 (20)
25 (18)
84 (61)
31 (14)
41 (18)
156 (68)
Own ethnic background?
44 (12)
66 (18)
255 (70)
15 (11)
29 (21)
93 (68)
29 (13)
37 (16)
162 (71)
Message of those in need?
139 (38)
60 (16)
166 (46)
50 (36)
23 (17)
64 (47)
89 (39)
37 (16)
102 (45)
A public figure?
38 (10)
90 (25)
237 (65)
17 (12)
35 (26)
85 (62)
21 (9)
55 (24)
152 (67)
Motivated by hearing from
Relatives of organ donor
214 (56)
-
-
94 (44)
-
-
120 (56)
Recipient of organ donation
183 (48)
-
-
82 (45)
-
-
101 (55)
Family of recipient who died waiting
209 (55)
-
-
81 (39)
-
-
128 (61)
Physician or provider
120 (32)
-
-
61 (51)
-
-
59 (49)
Other
10 (3)
5 (50)
-
-
5 (50)
Citation: Pekmezaris R, Cigaran E, Patel V, Clement D, Sardo Molmenti CL, Molmenti E. Randomized intervention to assess the effectiveness of an educational video on organ donation intent among Hispanics in the New York metropolitan area. World J Transplant 2023; 13(4): 190-200