Increasing Organ Donation and Transplantation:
The Challenge of Evaluation

I.     Introduction

II.    Evaluation Methodology

III.  Performance Indicators

A. Pre-Event Measures

B. Post-Event Measures: Procurement Process Measures

1. Donor Identification Rate

2. Referral Rate

3. Request Rate

4. Consent Rate

5. Retrieval Rate

C. Organ Donation Rates

1. Donors per Actual Potential Donors (as determined by medical record review)

2. Donors per Estimated Potential Donors (as determined by death certificate review)

3. Donors per Million Population (DPMP)

IV.   Evaluating Activities

A. Legislation

B. Provider Education and Organization

C. Public Awareness

V.     Conclusion

VI.   Appendix A: Selected Definitions of Evaluation Types

VII.  Appendix B: An Overview of Selected Evaluations from the Organ Donation Literature

A. Table of Organ Donation Activity Evaluations

B. Organ Donation References

VIII. Appendix C: An Overview Of Selected Studies from the Health Behavior Change Evaluation Literature

A. Table of Health Behavior Activity Evaluations

B. Health Behavior Change References