The Development and Validation of the Islamic Knowledge of Living Organ Donation Knowledge Scale for Measuring Organ Donation Knowledge Among Muslim Communities. Prog Transplant 2020 Dec;30(4):315-321
Date
09/12/2020Pubmed ID
32912075DOI
10.1177/1526924820958119Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85090823330 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
INTRODUCTION: Studies around the world demonstrate that Muslim attitudes toward organ donation are closely tied to religion, but also that Muslim publics suffer from a lack of detailed knowledge about the Islamic perspectives on organ donation. Consequently, organ donation professionals and stakeholders are increasingly addressing knowledge gaps in the Muslim community through educational interventions. Yet, a measurement of Islamic knowledge of organ donation, and thereby the efficacy of such education, is not available.
RESEARCH QUESTION: To present the development and psychometric evaluation of the Islamic Knowledge of Living Organ Donation scale, designed to measure knowledge of the Islamic ethicolegal stances, and their underlying rationale, regarding living organ donation.
METHODS: Items were developed based on a review of Islamic juridical perspectives on organ donation, addressed knowledge gaps pervading Muslim communities, and pilot tested. The scale was statistically validated and psychometrically analyzed with a sample of 158 mosque-going Muslims in the United States.
RESULTS: The 9-item Islamic Knowledge of Living Organ Donation scale was found to be reliable (Cronbach α: 0.86), unidimensional, independent of religiosity, and predictive of social attitudes toward organ donation.
DISCUSSION: The survey can be used to validly assess Islamic knowledge of living organ donation among Muslim communities in research, educational, and clinical settings.
Author List
Padela AI, Duivenbode R, Quinn MAuthor
Aasim Padela MD Vice Chair, Professor in the Emergency Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Islam
Male
Middle Aged
Organ Transplantation
Program Development
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement
United States
