Profiling the Heavy Blood Donor

Tucker, Lewis R.

doi:10.1300/j026v04n03_07

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“…That donors in our sample, compared with nondonors, agreed more strongly on the necessity of donor base expansion is consistent with past research documenting awareness of need as a motivator 15,16 . This has been especially true of women, who more frequently than men list their knowledge of demand as a reason for donation 13,17 .…”

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Understanding Canadian student motivations and beliefs about giving blood

2005

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Understanding Canadian student motivations and beliefs about giving blood

2005

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“…25 The number and the return rate of repeat donors were found to be an important issue. 12,23,[26][27][28] A study in Australia showed that if the donor return rate decreased from 88% to 85% over a two-year period, the number of first-time donors would be increased to 33%. 22 A previous study showed that a higher donor return rate was influenced by having information about patients' needs, having good experiences with previous donations and receiving assurance from the blood center.…”

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Causes of discontinuity of blood donation among donors in Shiraz, Iran: cross-sectional study

Kasraian

2010

Sao Paulo Med. J.

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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The adequacy of blood depends on blood donation rates and numbers of blood donors. To prepare adequate blood supplies, it is essential to investigate the barriers and factors that stop individuals from donating. This study aimed to identify the causes of lapsed donation at our center. DESIGN AND SETTING:Cross-sectional study of volunteer blood donors in Shiraz, Iran. The participants were recruited by letter and telephone, and were interviewed using a specially designed questionnaire that contained items on demographic characteristics, donor motivations and reasons for not returning to donate. We used the chi-square test to identify associations between lapsed donor characteristics and reasons for declining to donate. METHODS: RESULTS:The greatest motivation for donation was altruism. The most frequent reasons for lapsed donation were lack of time because of work and self-exclusion for medical reasons. Among first-time donors, the most frequent reasons were unsuitability for donation and lack of time. CONCLUSIONS:The reasons for not returning to donate are varied and may correlate with demographic characteristics. In this study, the main reason for not returning was lack of time. Changing donation hours so that donors can donate after work, providing mobile teams at workplaces, and shortening the duration of the donation process may help increase repeat donation rates. RESUMENCONTEXTO Y OBJETIVO: La idoneidad de la sangre y los productos sanguíneos depende de las tasas de donación y el número de donantes. Para preparar un suministro suficiente es esencial conocer las barreras y los factores que llevan a los individuos a dejar de donar. Hemos diseñado un estudio tipo encuesta para identificar las causes de la dejación de donar en nuestro centro. DISEÑO Y EMPLAZAMIENTO: Estudio transversal de los donantes de sangre voluntarios en Shiraz (Irán).MÉTODOS: Hemos seleccionado 850 donantes históricos que donaron entre el 1 de enero del 2005 y el 1 de junio del 2005, pero que no habían vuelto a donar para junio del 2008. Los participantes fueron reclutados por escrito (carta) y por teléfono, y fueron entrevistados con un cuestionario diseñado específicamente para este estudio y que contenía ítems sobre las características demográficas, las motivaciones del donante y las razones por las que no había vuelto a donar. Usamos la prueba de la ji-cuadrado para identificar las asociaciones entre la dejación de donar y las razones por dejar de donar.RESULTADOS: La motivación más frecuente para donar fue el altruismo. Las razónes más frecuentes para dejar de donar fue la falta de tiempo por motivos laborales, y la auto-exclusión por razones médicas. En los donantes primerizos, las razones más frecuentes fueron la no-idoneidad para donar y la falta de tiempo por motivos laborales. CONCLUSIONS:Las razones que llevan a la dejación de donar son diversas y pueden estar relacionadas con las características demográficas. In este estudio la razón principal fue la falta de tiempo por motivos laborales. Un cam...

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“…In such a system, frequent blood donors are an important resource as they represent a safe and economical source of blood products. Frequent donors contribute a large quantity of donations over their lifetime and recurrent donation eases the need to continually recruit new donors . The risk of transfusion‐transmissible infections and vasovagal reactions is also lower within this group .…”

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“…The importance and use of such tailored approaches is likely to grow as technology allows for greater personalization of services and communication for blood donors. Despite the potential benefits, there has been limited profiling of committed donors who give multiple donations per year . Further, such work has been hampered by differing definitions and approaches toward segmentation on the basis of donation frequency …”

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