Abstract
Purpose: To examine differences in spirituality, purpose in life, and attitudes toward organ donation between people who signed and those who did not sign an organ donor card.
Design:
A descriptive cross-sectional survey conducted in Israel with a sample of 312 respondents from the general population, of whom 220 (70.5%) signed an organ donor card. Data were collected during April–June 2013.
Methods:
Participants completed a paper questionnaire and a Web-based questionnaire consisting of four
sections:
spiritual health, purpose in life, at- titudes toward organ donation, and social-demographic questions. Descriptive statistics, t test, chi-square test, and a logistic regression analysis were per- formed.
Findings:
Differences in mean scores between respondents who signed an organ donor card and those who did not were indicated in transcendental spirituality (p