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Structural Equation Modeling on Living and Brain Death Organ Donation Intention in Nursing Students
Eun A Kim, So Eun Choi
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2015;45(6):802-811.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2015.45.6.802
Published online: December 31, 2015

1Department of Nursing, Honam University, Gwangju, Korea.

2Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, Muan, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Choi, So Eun. Department of Nursing, Mokpo National University, 1666 Yeongsan-ro, Cheonggye-myeon, Muan 58554, Korea. Tel: +82-61-450-2672, Fax: +82-61-450-2679, seami@mokpo.ac.kr
• Received: April 7, 2015   • Revised: April 22, 2015   • Accepted: August 3, 2015

© 2015 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • Purpose
    The purpose of this study was to test and validate a model to predict living and brain death organ donation intention in nursing students. The conceptual model was based on the theory planned behavior.
  • Methods
    Quota sampling methodology was used to recruit 921 nursing students from all over the country and data collection was done from October 1 to December 20, 2013.
  • Results
    The model fit indices for the hypothetical model were suitable for the recommended level. Knowledge, attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control explained 40.2% and 40.1% respectively for both living and brain death organ donation intention. Subjective norm was the most direct influential factor for organ donation intention. Knowledge had significant direct effect on attitude and indirect effect on subjective norm and perceived behavioral control. These effects were higher in brain death organ donation intention than in living donation intention.
  • Conclusion
    The overall findings of this study suggest the need to develop systematic education programs to increases knowledge about brain death organ donation. The development, application, and evaluation of intervention programs are required to improve subjective norm.
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Figure 1

Conceptual framework of the study.

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Figure 2

Final model fitted to the data for organ donation intention.

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Table 1

Descriptive Statistics of Study Variables

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Table 2

Model Fitness Indexes of the Hypothetical Model

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Table 3

Effects of Predictive Variables on Endogenous Variable in the Model for Living and Brain Death Organ Donation

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      Figure 1 Conceptual framework of the study.
      Figure 2 Final model fitted to the data for organ donation intention.
      Structural Equation Modeling on Living and Brain Death Organ Donation Intention in Nursing Students

      Descriptive Statistics of Study Variables

      Model Fitness Indexes of the Hypothetical Model

      Effects of Predictive Variables on Endogenous Variable in the Model for Living and Brain Death Organ Donation

      Table 1 Descriptive Statistics of Study Variables

      Table 2 Model Fitness Indexes of the Hypothetical Model

      Table 3 Effects of Predictive Variables on Endogenous Variable in the Model for Living and Brain Death Organ Donation


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