Randomized intervention to assess the effectiveness of an educational video on organ donation intent among Hispanics in the New York metropolitan area

Table 1 Methodology

	Video first condition	Video last condition
Participants	192	173
IV	5 min 25 s emotive video addressing common barriers to organ donation
DV	An 85-item Redcap survey measured participant demographics, attitudes, and knowledge of organ donation as well as intention to register as an organ donor
Procedure	A human intelligence task, informed consent was required, random assignment was implemented

Table 2 Hispanic participant characteristics and test of proportions, n (%)

Total (n = 365)		n = 1905
		Registered (n = 137)	Not registered (n = 228)
Gender
Female	236 (65)	87 (37)	149 (63)
Male	126 (34)	48 (38)	78 (62)
Other/prefer not to say	3 (1)	2 (67)	1 (33)
Age (yr)
≤ 39	263 (72)	105 (40)	158 (60)
40-69	97 (27)	31 (32)	66 (68)
≥ 70	5 (1)	1 (20)	4 (80)
Race
White/Caucasian	130 (36)	60 (46)	70 (54)
Black/African American	54 (15)	20 (37)	34 (63)
Asian	4 (1)	3 (75)	1 (25)
Multiracial	63 (17)	23 (37)	40 (63)
Other	101 (28)	29 (29)	72 (71)
Native American or Alaskan Native	5 (1)	1 (20)	4 (80)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific, Islander	3 (1)	0	3 (100)
Prefer not to say	5 (1)	1 (20)	4 (80)
Spirituality
Yes	252 (69)	106 (42)	146 (58)
No	99 (27)	28 (28)	71 (72)
Prefer not to say	14 (4)	3 (21)	11 (79)
Religiosity
Yes	162 (44)	64 (40)	98 (60)
No	189 (52)	70 (37)	119 (63)
Prefer not to say	14 (4)	3 (21)	11 (79)
Religious denomination
Christian	198 (54)	77 (39)	121 (61)
Jewish	3 (1)	2 (67)	1 (33)
Muslim	6(2)	3 (50)	3 (50)
Buddhist	2 (1)	2 (100)	0
Non-religious	103 (28)	41 (40)	62 (60)
Other	41 (11)	10 (24)	31 (76)
Prefer not to say	12 (3)	2 (17)	10 (83)
Marital status
Single/never married	219 (60)	77 (35)	142 (65)
Married/living as married	123 (34)	52 (42)	71 (58)
Divorced/separated	17 (5)	6 (35)	11 (65)
Widowed	4 (1)	1 (25)	3 (75)
Prefer not to say	2 (1)	1 (50)	1 (50)
Level of education
2-year associate degree or less	216 (59)	63 (29)	153 (71)
4-year college degree (e.g., Bachelor)	121 (33)	56 (46)	65 (54)
Graduate degree (e.g., Master, MD, PhD)	28 (8)	18 (64)	10 (36)
Employment status
Full time or part time	182 (50)	86 (47)	96 (53)
Unemployed	116 (32)	33 (28)	83 (72)
Prefer not to say	4 (1)	0	4 (100)
Self-employed
Yes, n (%)	59 (16)	28 (47)	31 (53)
No, n (%)	306 (84)	109 (36)	197 (64)
Annual income
< $30000	108 (30)	33 (31)	75 (69)
$30001-$60000	113 (31)	41 (36)	72 (64)
$60001-$100000	88 (24)	43 (49)	45 (51)
> $100000	36 (10)	19 (53)	17 (47)
Prefer not to say	20 (5)	1 (5)	19 (95)
Insurance
Medicaid or medicare	167 (46)	43 (26)	124 (74)
Employer	139 (38)	71 (51)	68 (49)
	27 (7)	15 (56)	12 (44)
Out of pocket
Other	15 (4)	5 (33)	10 (67)
Prefer not to say	15 (4)	2 (13)	13 (87)

Fifty participants did not indicate their registration status.

Table 3 Effects of the video among Hispanic participants not registered as organ donors

OR		95%CI	P value
Outcome
Willingness to go back	2.05	1.06-3.97	0.03
Factors associated with OD
Religious beliefs	1.54	0.64-3.72	0.34
Bodily integrity	0.89	0.50-1.58	0.69
Impact funeral proceedings	0.89	0.46-1.72	0.72
Treated differently by doctor	1.03	0.60-1.77	0.91
Recipient	0.89	0.49-1.62	0.70
Ick factor	1.65	0.82-3.32	0.16
Jinx factor	0.82	0.48-1.40	0.47
Health of donor	0.53	0.31-0.90	0.02
Age limit of donor	0.79	0.47-1.34	0.38
Treated differently by race	0.58	0.31-1.11	0.10
Notify relatives	1.13	0.60-2.10	0.71
Association with pain	0.58	0.22-1.55	0.28
Legal to buy an organ	0.60	0.33-1.12	0.11
Known where to sign up	1.11	0.66-1.86	0.70
Know process to sign up	1.08	0.62-1.85	0.79
Know can sign up at DMV	2.21	1.22-4.03	0.01
Know can sign up on online	0.97	0.55-1.71	0.91
Appropriate to be asked at DMV	0.74	0.43-1.25	0.26
Receive compensation	1.09	0.62-1.92	0.76
Receive funeral payment	1.02	0.60-1.72	0.10
Opt-out system	0.49	0.25-0.96	0.04

“OR” represents odds of selecting “Yes” to respective question for those in the Video First condition compared to those in the Video Last condition. OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; DMV: Department of motor vehicle.

Table 4 Motives for organ donation among Hispanics, n (%)

	Total (n = 365)			Registered organ donor (n = 137)			Not registered organ donor (n = 228)
	Yes	No	Doesn’t matter	Yes	No	Doesn’t matter	Yes	No	Doesn’t matter
Receiving message from
Someone like you	127 (35)	40 (11)	198 (54)	43 (31)	16 (12)	78 (57)	84 (37)	24 (11)	120 (53)
Same gender as you?	44 (12)	65 (18)	256 (70)	17 (12)	27 (20)	93 (68)	27 (12)	38 (17)	163 (71)
Same race as you?	45 (12)	64 (18)	256 (70)	19 (14)	27 (20)	91 (66)	26 (11)	37 (16)	165 (72)
Your community?	53 (14)	61 (17)	251 (69)	29 (21)	25 (18)	83 (61)	24 (11)	36 (16)	168 (74)
Economic status as you?	59 (16)	66 (18)	240 (66)	28 (20)	25 (18)	84 (61)	31 (14)	41 (18)	156 (68)
Own ethnic background?	44 (12)	66 (18)	255 (70)	15 (11)	29 (21)	93 (68)	29 (13)	37 (16)	162 (71)
Message of those in need?	139 (38)	60 (16)	166 (46)	50 (36)	23 (17)	64 (47)	89 (39)	37 (16)	102 (45)
A public figure?	38 (10)	90 (25)	237 (65)	17 (12)	35 (26)	85 (62)	21 (9)	55 (24)	152 (67)
Motivated by hearing from
Relatives of organ donor	214 (56)	-	-	94 (44)	-	-	120 (56)
Recipient of organ donation	183 (48)	-	-	82 (45)	-	-	101 (55)
Family of recipient who died waiting	209 (55)	-	-	81 (39)	-	-	128 (61)
Physician or provider	120 (32)	-	-	61 (51)	-	-	59 (49)
Other	10 (3)			5 (50)	-	-	5 (50)

Frequency of responses regarding motivation to participation in an organ donor program.