Enhancing blood donation intentions using multimedia donor education materials

France, Christopher; France, Janis L.; Wissel, Mary Ellen; Kowalsky, Jennifer M.; Bolinger, Elizabeth M.; Huckins, Jamie L.

doi:10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.03033.x

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“…highlighted the importance of cultural taboos in Pakistan that prevent women from donating blood, and it is only in inevitable circumstances when women are required to donate blood. [17] Bani and Giussani reported that two factors; higher rate of deferrals and adverse reactions in women are responsible for low proportion of female donors. [18] In university students, the two aforementioned factors may be the primary cause of a low number of female donors and cultural taboos may not be important because of higher educational and socioeconomic status as compared to general population.…”

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Attitude toward blood donation among medical and nonmedical students across Karachi

Anwer¹,

Fawwad²,

Anwer³

et al. 2016

Asian J Transfus Sci

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Aim:To evaluate the factors that motivate and discourage medical and nonmedical students from donating blood voluntarily and to assess the level of awareness and knowledge regarding blood donation.Materials and Methods:We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study from August 2011 to May 2012 across different universities of Karachi covering both private and public sector. Predesigned questionnaires were filled by students. A total of 690 students participated in the study, 345 from each. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS Version 17.0. Simple frequencies and percentages were calculated, and Pearson Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were applied to calculate association between different variables with P value set as significant when <0.05.Results:Mean age of the students was found to be between 21 and 23 (64.6%) in medical, whereas in nonmedical, 66.7% fell in this age group. Astonishingly, blood donors in nonmedical (27%) were quite more than that in medical group, where they were only 18%. Males constituted the majority in both of the groups. Most commonly reported factor that motivated blood donation in medical group was feeling of self-satisfaction (40.2%), whereas in nonmedical group, 32.9% reported that they had only donated blood when their friends/family were in need. When asked about the adverse effects after blood donation, weakness was common among both medical and nonmedical, i.e. 46.8% and 46.7%, respectively. Among the factors that impeded our subjects from donating blood were primarily health concerns in medical students (19%), whereas in nonmedical students they claimed they were not approached by anyone and were unaware of the importance of blood donation (34.8%).Conclusion:Proportion of blood donors was significantly low in both medical and nonmedical students, especially in females. Most important motivating factor in medical students was feeling of self–satisfaction, whereas in nonmedical students, it was family/friend in need of blood transfusion. Never approached by anyone/awareness about the importance of donating blood was the major discouragement factor seen in both medical and nonmedical groups.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Attitude toward blood donation among medical and nonmedical students across Karachi

Anwer¹,

Fawwad²,

Anwer³

et al. 2016

Asian J Transfus Sci

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“…The insufficient supply of blood from volunteer donors means that many hospitals still need to supplement supplies from BTS with locally collected donations [25]. There is consequently a need to recruit and retain more blood donors, which has traditionally been done using methods such as brochures [26] or videos [27]. In Pakistan, a web-based information system was developed to enable users to search for, collect and donate blood [28], apps related to BD could help attract more volunteers, especially young donors [29].…”

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Compliance of Blood Donation Apps with Mobile OS Usability Guidelines

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The aim of this paper is to employ the guidelines of Android, iOS, Blackberry and Windows Phone to analyze the usability compliance of free blood donation (BD) apps. An analysis process based on a systematic review protocol is used to select free BD apps. An assessment is conducted using a questionnaire composed of 13 questions concerning the compliance of free BD apps with Android, Blackberry, iOS and Windows Phone usability guidelines. A total of 133 free BD apps have been selected from the 188 BD apps identified. Around 63% of the free BD apps selected have a good compliance with mobile OS usability recommendations. Around 72% of Android, 57% of Windows Phone, 33% of iOS and 33% of Blackberry BD apps have a high usability score. The aspect of BD app behavior should be improved along with some style components: the use of pictures to explain ideas and the adaptation of the app to both horizontal and vertical orientations. Structure patterns should also be used to improve the structure aspect of a BD app. Usability is a quality aspect that should be improved in current BD apps. Our study provides smartphone users with a list of usable free BD apps and BD app developers with recommendations.

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“…Researchers also improved communications to donors through an enhanced donor recruitment brochure [63,67], use of a video [68], or through a better website [69]. The goals for each of these improvements were to reduce fear, decrease vasovagal reaction rates, and increase blood donor retention.…”

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“…In another study, the authors explored the use of the same brochure, a video, or a combination of new brochure and video to increase donor recruitment in 599 college students (62% women, 49% never donated) [68]. Both the new brochure and video improved anxiety, attitude, donation confidence, and donation intention to the same degree.…”

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Management of Young Blood Donors

Newman¹

2014

Transfus Med Hemother

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The emphasis on high-school blood drives and acceptance of 16-year-old blood donors led to more research on physiologic and psychological ways to decrease vasovagal reaction rates in young blood donors and to increase donor retention. Research on how to accomplish this has been advantageous for the blood collection industry and blood donors. This review discussed the current situation and what can be done psychologically, physiologically, and via process improvements to decrease vasovagal reaction rates and increase donor retention. The donation process can be significantly improved. Future interventions may include more dietary salt, a shorter muscle tension program to make it more feasible, recommendations for post-donation muscle tension / squatting / laying down for lightheadedness, more donor education by the staff at the collection site, more staff attention to donors with fear or higher risk for a vasovagal reaction (e.g. estimated blood volume near 3.5 l, first-time donor), and a more focused donation process to ensure a pleasant and safer procedure.

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Enhancing blood donation intentions using multimedia donor education materials

Abstract: Blood donation coping materials, presented in either written or audiovisual formats, significantly enhance willingness to donate blood among young adults regardless of their initial attitudes toward blood donation.

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Attitude toward blood donation among medical and nonmedical students across Karachi

Attitude toward blood donation among medical and nonmedical students across Karachi

Compliance of Blood Donation Apps with Mobile OS Usability Guidelines

Management of Young Blood Donors

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