Development and evaluation of checklists to support the recruitment of committed hematopoietic stem cell donors

Fingrut, Warren; Chen, Angela C; Green, Meagan; Weiss, Jason T.; Mercer, Dena; Allan, David

doi:10.1111/trf.16827

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“…Stem Cell Club's donor recruitment outcomes in the first five months following the launch of Why We Swab (October 2019–February 2020) were compared to outcomes during the same months one‐year prior (October 2018–February 2019). Stem cell drives were run as previously described 3,4 . After each drive, donor recruiters documented the total registrants, males, and males of non‐European ancestry.…”

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“…Stem cell drives were run as previously described. 3,4 After each drive, donor recruiters documented the total registrants, males, and males of non-European ancestry.…”

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“…URDs are accessed through searches of international donor registries. Individuals are recruited as donors either online or at stem cell drives, 3,4 at which they provide informed consent and a tissue sample for typing. Despite over 38 million donors listed on registries in 55 countries around the world, 5 marked racial disparities in access to 8/8 URDs persist for patients from non‐European ancestral groups 6–10 .…”

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Why We Swab: A library of stories in stem cell donation

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Background: Stories are powerful in their ability to disseminate information in a meaningful way. We hypothesized that a stem cell donation story library optimized for social media could support the education and recruitment of committed unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors from needed demographic groups.Study Design and Methods: We developed Why We Swab, a library of stories on stem cell donation (facebook.com/WhyWeSwab; instagram.com/ WhyWeSwab; twitter.com/WhyWeSwab), and evaluated its impact across social and traditional media as well as on eligible potential donors' knowledge and attitudes towards donation.Results: As of December 2021, the library included 28 story arcs featuring 45 storytellers from diverse ancestral backgrounds, including 8 donor-recipient stories. Overall, the stories reached >92,000 people across social media. Notably, stories were republished by 18 print/ broadcast media outlets in Canada and by major medical organizations. A series of stories shown to 33 eligible potential donors improved mean total scores on a donation knowledge test (64% to 85%, p < 0.001), reduced mean ambivalence scale scores (3.85 to 2.70, p < 0.001), and improved participants' willingness to register as donors (45% to 73%, p < 0.005). Data are also shown demonstrating that stakeholders valued the library and that its deployment was associated with improved donor recruitment outcomes in Canada. Conclusion: Why We Swab is accessible and relevant to a wide audience, including stem cell donor registries and recruitment organizations seeking to improve their recruitment efforts as well as to blood and organ & tissue donation organizations who can adapt the Why We Swab model to their audiences.

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confidence: 99%

“…Stem cell drives were run as previously described. 3,4 After each drive, donor recruiters documented the total registrants, males, and males of non-European ancestry.…”

Section: Impact On Donor Recruitment Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%