Citation

Rodrigue JR, Krouse J, Carroll C, Giery KM, Fraga Y, Edwards E. Prog. Transplant. 2012; 22(1): 18-24.

Affiliation

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. jrrodrig@bidmc.harvard.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, North American Transplant Coordinators Organization, Publisher InnoVision Communications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22489439

Abstract

CONTEXT: Nearly all persons (37% of public) who have a joined an organ donor registry in the United States have done so through their Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office, which is an underused venue for organ donation campaigns. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a statewide DMV-based intervention to increase donor designation rates. DESIGN AND SETTING: Thirty DMV offices in Florida were randomly assigned to receive usual care (n = 15) or an organ donation intervention (n = 15). MEASUREMENT AND PRIMARY OUTCOME: Donor designation rates were assessed at baseline (before the intervention), during the intervention, and at follow-up. RESULTS: When baseline donor designation rate and region were controlled for, the intervention group showed a significantly higher aggregate monthly donor designation rate than the usual care group during the intervention phase of the study (P = .02). Donor designation rates did not differ significantly (P = .13) during the follow-up phase. Lower donor designations rates were significantly associated with DMV service regions with more minorities, less education, and lower income. CONCLUSION: We conclude that a comprehensive DMV-based intervention focused on staff education and direct interactions with the public could yield modest increases in donor designation rates.

Language: en