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ArticleTransfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie2014

Monetary compensation and blood donor return: results of a donor survey in southwest Germany.

Christian Weidmann, Sven Schneider, Eberhard Weck, Dagmar Menzel, Harald Klüter, Michael Müller-Steinhardt

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Article in Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  3. "Blood for Blood"? Personal Motives and Deterrents for Blood Donation in the German Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  4. Donor research - an upcoming field of interest all over the world!Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2014
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Christian WeidmannMannheim Institute of Public Health, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany ; Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, DRK-Blood Service Baden-Wuerttemberg - Hesse, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Sven SchneiderMannheim Institute of Public Health, Mannheim Medical Faculty, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Eberhard WeckInstitute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, DRK-Blood Service Baden-Wuerttemberg - Hesse, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Dagmar MenzelInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Transfusion Medicine (IKET), University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Harald KlüterInstitute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, DRK-Blood Service Baden-Wuerttemberg - Hesse, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Michael Müller-SteinhardtInstitute of Transfusion Medicine and Immunology, DRK-Blood Service Baden-Wuerttemberg - Hesse, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsThe aim of this study was to compare donor return patterns of non-compensated and compensated German first-time donors to assess the effect of monetary reward on donor return.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of a donor survey of 3,077 non-compensated and 738 compensated German first-time donors. Survey data were pooled and linked with blood donor return rates within the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year. Logistic regression models were used to estimate differences in the probability of donor return between non-compensated and compensated donors.

resultsIn the first 2 years following the initial donation, compensated donors were more likely to return with the odds of giving at least one further donation 1.86 (1st year) and 1.32 (2nd year) times higher for compensated donors than for non-compensated donors. In the 3rd year, there were no significant differences in donor return.

conclusionThis report, which was based on two non-randomized donor samples, suggests that monetary compensation may increase the likelihood of donors returning in the first months after the initial donation. Monetary reward may therefore be used as a short-term strategy to recruit new donors. The long-term commitment, however, seems not to be affected by monetary reward, and complementary donor retention strategies are needed.

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PMID25254021
PMCPMC4164084

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