Evaluating Attitudes Towards Organ Donation in Singapore
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Control
- Sponsor
- Yale-NUS College
- Enrollment
- 180
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Binary survey item - Preferred option for mother's situation
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
One survey is conducted. Exploring the effect of different messages on family members' decision making on organ donation.
Detailed Description
The investigators intend to examine the impact of nudging interventions in the form of a vignette designed to emulate the standard procedure of informing family members of a loved one's unfavourable prognosis. The investigators intend to examine the effect of the interventions on the eventual decision-making process of the family member.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Above age 21
- •Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents
Exclusion Criteria
- •Below age 21
- •Non-citizens
- •Not able to make decisions for self
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Binary survey item - Preferred option for mother's situation
Time Frame: 3 minutes
A binary choice between 'Turning off life support' and 'Wait and see' which measures the efficacy of nudges on ultimate decision-making.
10cm line scale survey item - Willingness for participant's mother's organs to be donated under brain death
Time Frame: 3 minutes
A 10cm line scale will be given and participants will be asked to put a cross on the line that corresponds to what they are feeling. This will measure their willingness for their mother's organs to be donated under the conditions of brain death.
Secondary Outcomes
- 10cm line scale survey item - Willingness for participant's mother's organs to be donated under cardiac death(3 minutes)
- 10cm line scale survey item - Willingness for participant's own organs to be donated under brain death(3 minutes)