A study on the factors affecting the intention to register brain dead organ donation

Background: This study investigated factors affecting the intention to register brain-dead organ donation. Materials and Methods: A survey was conducted with 160 outpatients from a university hospital in Seoul. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, an ANOVA, Scheffé’s test, Pearson’s correlantion coefficient, and stepwise regression analysis were used. Results: Religion (β = 0.133, P = 0.028), theory of planned behavior (subjective norms; β = 0.272, P = 0.001), attitudes toward behavior (β = 0.192, P = 0.024), perceived behavioral control (β = 0.159, P = 0.048), and interpersonal communication (β = 0.192, P = 0.025) were significant in the intention to register as organ donation in brain-dead patients. Conclusions: To increase the intention to register brain-dead organ donation, it is necessary that frequent conversations and listening to information from various people, such as family, relatives, and acquaintances should become more active.