Predicting first lifetime plasma donation among whole blood donors

Transfusion ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 157S-161S ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaston Godin ◽  
Marc Germain
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Plasma Donation

scholarly journals How to Motivate Whole Blood Donors to Become Plasma Donors

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaston Godin ◽  
Marc Germain
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Control Information ◽  
Plasma Donation ◽  
Positive Image ◽  
Dependent Variables

This study tested the efficacy of interventions to recruit new plasma donors among whole blood donors. A sample of 924 donors was randomized to one of three conditions: control; information only by nurse; and information plus self-positive image message by nurse (SPI). Participants in the control condition only received a leaflet describing the plasma donation procedure. In the two experimental conditions the leaflet was explained face-to-face by a nurse. The dependent variables were the proportion of new plasma donors and the number of donations at six months. Overall, 141 (15.3%) new plasma donors were recruited at six months. There were higher proportions of new plasma donors in the two experimental conditions compared to the control condition (P<.001); the two experimental conditions did not differ. Also, compared to the control condition, those in the experimental conditions (all Ps<.001) gave plasma more often (information only by nurse:  d=.26; SPI: d=.32); the SPI intervention significantly outperformed (P<.05) the information only by nurse condition. The results suggest that references to feelings of SPI such as feeling good and being proud and that giving plasma is a rewarding personal experience favor a higher frequency of plasma donation.

scholarly journals Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial examining the effect of blood and plasma donation on serum perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) levels in firefighters

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. e044833
Author(s):  
Gabriel Silver ◽  
Yordanka Krastev ◽  
Miriam K Forbes ◽  
Brenton Hamdorf ◽  
Barry Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Sulfonic Acid ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Adverse Health Effects ◽  
Plasma Donation ◽  
Adverse Health ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Randomised Controlled

IntroductionPerfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse group of compounds that have been used in hundreds of industrial applications and consumer products including aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) for many years. Multiple national and international health and environmental agencies have accepted that PFAS exposures are associated with numerous adverse health effects. Australian firefighters have been shown to have elevated levels of PFAS in their blood, specifically perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), due to the historical use of AFFF. While PFAS concentrations decline over time once the source of exposure has been removed, their potential adverse health effects are such that it would be prudent to develop an intervention to lower levels at a faster rate than occurs via natural elimination rates.Methods and analysisThis is a randomised controlled trial of current and former Australian firefighters in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade/Fire Rescue Victoria, and contractors, with previous occupational exposure to PFAS and baseline elevated PFOS levels. The study is investigating whether whole blood donation every 12 weeks or plasma donation every 6 weeks will significantly reduce PFAS levels, compared with a control group. We have used covariate-adaptive randomisation to balance participants’ sex and blood PFAS levels between the three groups and would consider a 25% reduction in serum PFOS and PFHxS levels to be potentially clinically significant after 12 months of whole blood or plasma donation. A secondary analysis of health biomarkers is being made of changes between screening and week 52 in all three groups.Ethics and disseminationThis trial has been approved by Macquarie University Human Research Ethics Committee (reference number: 3855), final protocol V.2 dated 12 June 2019. Study results will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications and presentations at conferences.Trial registration numberAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12619000204145).

International Forum on Mitigation Strategies to Prevent Faint and Pre‐faint Adverse Reactions in Whole Blood Donors: Responses

Vox Sanguinis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 116 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mindy Goldman ◽  
Mary Townsend ◽  
Karin Magnussen ◽  
Miquel Lozano ◽  
Lise Sofie H. Nissen‐Meyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
International Forum

Improved safety for young whole blood donors with new selection criteria for total estimated blood volume

Transfusion ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 1522-1531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne F. Eder ◽  
Beth A. Dy ◽  
Jean M. Kennedy ◽  
Jaime Perez ◽  
Patricia Demaris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Volume ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Blood Donors

Fear is associated with attrition of first‐time whole blood donors: A longitudinal examination of donor confidence and attitude as potential mediators

Transfusion ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R. France ◽  
Janis L. France ◽  
Lina K. Himawan ◽  
Louisa Duffy ◽  
Debra A. Kessler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
First Time ◽  
Longitudinal Examination

Prediction of hemoglobin levels in whole blood donors: how to model donation history

Transfusion ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (3pt2) ◽  
pp. 925-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Mireille Baart ◽  
Yvonne Vergouwe ◽  
Femke Atsma ◽  
Karel G.M. Moons ◽  
Wim L.A.M. de Kort
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors

Arterial puncture phlebotomy in whole-blood donors

Transfusion ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1390-1392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce H. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Arterial Puncture

Reporting of delayed adverse donor reactions in whole blood donors: just the tip of an iceberg!

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simranjeet Kaur ◽  
Kshitija Mittal ◽  
Ravneet Kaur ◽  
Gagandeep Kaur ◽  
Paramjit Kaur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Blood Donors
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