How can we improve retention of the first-time donor? A systematic review of the current evidence

KL Bagot, AL Murray, BM Masser - Transfusion medicine reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Blood products are critical to health systems and donations by voluntary nonremunerated
donors are recommended. Worldwide, however, only around 5% of those eligible to donate …

[HTML][HTML] Individual, contextual and network characteristics of blood donors and non-donors: a systematic review of recent literature

TW Piersma, R Bekkers, EF Klinkenberg… - Blood …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The ageing population and recent migration flows may negatively affect the
blood supply in the long term, increasing the importance of targeted recruitment and …

Charitable donations and the theory of planned behaviour: A systematic review and meta-analysis

KM White, LC Starfelt Sutton, X Zhao - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Given the predominance of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to represent the
psychological determinants underlying people's charitable decisions, the present study …

Integrating self‐determination theory and the theory of planned behaviour to predict intention to donate blood

LA Williams, J Sun, B Masser - Transfusion Medicine, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The aim of this research was to test a model integrating self‐determination theory
(SDT) and the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to predict intention to donate blood …

What influences decisions to donate plasma? A rapid review of the literature

M Berger, A Easterbrook, K Holloway, D Devine… - Vox …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Plasma has become an essential ingredient for various
medical treatments. Many blood collection agencies rely on voluntary non‐remunerated …

Stepping Stones or Second Class Donors?: a qualitative analysis of gay, bisexual, and queer men's perspectives on plasma donation policy in Canada

D Grace, M Gaspar, B Klassen, D Lessard, P Anand… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) are not eligible to donate blood or plasma
in Canada if they have had sex with another man in the last 3 months. This time-based …

[HTML][HTML] Whole blood and apheresis donors in Quebec, Canada: Demographic differences and motivations to donate

J Charbonneau, MS Cloutier, É Carrier - Transfusion and Apheresis …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study sought to compare demographics and donation motivations among
plasma/platelet donors (PPDs) and whole blood donors (WBDs), in a voluntary and non …

A review of whole‐blood donors' willingness, motives, barriers and interventions related to donating another substance of human origin

MK Hyde, BM Masser, SP Coundouris - Transfusion Medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diversification of blood collection agencies'(BCAs) core business requires donors to donate
substances of human origin (SoHO) beyond whole‐blood. Whole‐blood donors are …

Factors associated with positive attitude towards blood donation among medical students

T Gazibara, N Kovacevic, G Maric, I Kurtagic… - … and Apheresis Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to assess attitudes and practice of blood donation among medical
students. Medical students were recruited at Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Serbia …

Blood donation across the life course: the influence of life events on donor lapse

TW Piersma, R Bekkers, W de Kort… - Journal of Health and …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines how blood donation loyalty changes across the life course as a result
of life events. Previous studies have shown that life events affect involvement in prosocial …