Trial reportBlood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue2014
Attitudes and behaviours of Greeks concerning blood donation: recruitment and retention campaigns should be focused on need rather than altruism.
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- Individual, contextual and network characteristics of blood donors and non-donors: a systematic review of recent literature.Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue · 2017Pooled it
- Applying self-determination theory to the blood donation context: The blood donor competence, autonomy, and relatedness enhancement (Blood Donor CARE) trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2017Trial
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- Behavioral Intentions to Donate Blood: The Interplay of Personality, Emotional Arousals, and the Moderating Effect of Altruistic versus Egoistic Messages on Young Adults.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Changing landscape in living kidney donation in Greece.World journal of transplantation · 2023Review
- The influence of sociodemographic and donation behaviour characteristics on blood donation motivations.Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue · 2021Article
- Incentives and limitations of Greek blood donors: Application of the Health Belief Model in the design of recruiting strategies.Health psychology research · 2021Article
- Demographical Pattern of Blood Donors and Pre-Donation Deferral Causes in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.Journal of blood medicine · 2020Article
- How Can Eastern/Southern Mediterranean Countries Resolve Quality and Safety Issues in Transfusion Medicine?Frontiers in medicine · 2018Review
- Motivational Differences between Whole Blood and Apheresis Donors in Quebec, Canada: A Questionnaire-Based Survey in a Voluntary Nonremunerated Context.Journal of blood transfusion · 2015Article
- Blood Donation Attitudes and Knowledge of Medical School Students at the University of Crete, Greece: An Intra-Institutional Exploration.Current health sciences journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundBlood supplies in Greece are insufficient to meet the high transfusion needs arising from car accidents and treatment of thalassaemia. This study was designed to determine Greeks' opinions about blood donation, in order to identify the reasons for the lack of motivation to donate and allow experts to establish better recruitment campaigns for the enrichment of the donor pool, based on our findings. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe opinions of randomly selected Greek citizens (n=800) about volunteer blood donation were assessed by means of a standardised, anonymous questionnaire. The results were analysed using the χ(2) test and Spearman's correlation coefficient.
resultsWith regards to attitudes towards intention to donate, only 7.1% were indifferent, while 88.0% of the individuals believed that donating blood was an "offer". Reasons for not donating mainly involved safety (36.0%) and fear (24.0%), whereas need (77.9%) was the most fundamental positive motivation. Of the people enrolled in the present study, 10.0% were active donors, 31.3% occasional donors, 15.0% rare donors and 36.6% non-donors. DISCUSSION: The considerable percentages of occasional and rare donors in comparison with the low proportion of active donors in the Greek donor pool indicates that "need" is a more important motivation for blood donation than altruism in Greece. These results could be useful for establishing advertising campaigns on blood donation and for a more direct approach to the population, aiming for a change in mentality in favour of active blood donation.
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