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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Using Digital Platforms to Promote Blood Donation: Motivational and Preliminary Evidence from Latin America and Spain.

Joan Torrent-Sellens, Cristian Salazar-Concha, Pilar Ficapal-Cusí, Francesc Saigí-Rubió

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Engaging Youth in Blood Donation: A Call for Ethical Public Health Strategies.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2025
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  8. Promoting telemedicine in Latin America in light of COVID-19.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2023
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4 authors.

Joan Torrent-SellensFaculty of Economics and Business, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6071-422X
Cristian Salazar-ConchaFaculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh), Valdivia 5110566, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-1807-6535
Pilar Ficapal-CusíFaculty of Economics and Business, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0020-1796
Francesc Saigí-RubióInterdisciplinary Research Group on ICTs (i2TIC), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9616-1551

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The lack of blood donors is a global problem that prevents the demand for blood prompted by an ageing population and increased life expectancy from being met. The aim of this study was to conduct an initial exploration of the reasons for using digital platforms in blood donation. Using a Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) framework, microdata for 389 participants from Latin American countries and Spain, and Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM), the study obtained three main prediction paths. The first two started from feelings of trust in the digital community and a positive mood state associated with a modern lifestyle, and they were linked to attitudes and behavioural control in the explanation of the intention to donate and actual blood donation. The third path started from modern lifestyles, and was linked to the subjective norm in the prediction of intention and actual donation. These paths represent one of the very first attempts to predict intentions of donation and collaborative donation by taking a PLS-SEM approach. By determining the paths underpinning collaborative blood donors' motives, the results of this study provide strong support for the usefulness of the TPB model within the context of digital platform use and blood donation.

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Blood DonorsMotivationHumansIntentionLatin AmericaSpainSurveys and Questionnairesblood donationcollaborative exchangesconsumer behaviourdigital platformsTheory of Planned Behaviour

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PMCPMC8073325

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