ArticleTransfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie2022
A Cross-Sectional Study of Blood Donors' Psychological Characteristics over 8 Weeks.
Article in Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Potential Health Consequences of Regular Blood Donation: Current Evidence and Remaining Uncertainties.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- A social ecological model mapping of factors shaping health personnel's attitudes toward organ donation: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- A virtual reality paradigm simulating blood donation serves as a platform to test interventions to promote donation.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Previous studies suggest that blood donation impacts blood donors' psychological state, with either positive or negative effects, such as feeling more energetic or more exhausted. It has not yet been described how long these effects last. Materials and Methods: This prospective cohort study consisted of a qualitative and a quantitative part: (1) Psychological characteristics which changed after blood donation were identified by structured interviews of regular whole blood donors ( Results: Seven items were identified which changed in at least 25% of blood donors (mood, concentration, satisfaction, resilience, spirit of initiative, physical well-being, energy level). In the 100 blood donors, the well-being score increased (positive effects, Conclusion: While the frequency of psychological effects following blood donation identified by our study was comparable to others, the changes of the psychological state in our donors were traceable for a longer period than previously acknowledged.
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