scholarly journals Awareness, Motivation, and Fear towards Canine Blood Donation—A Survey of Dog Owners in Lithuania

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3229
Author(s):  
Brigita Zakarevičiūtė ◽  
Dalia Juodžentė ◽  
Birutė Karvelienė ◽  
Vita Riškevičienė
Keyword(s):  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Recruitment Strategy ◽  
Urgent Care ◽  
Recruitment Strategies ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Dog Owners ◽  
Donor Recruitment

The recruitment of canine blood donors remains a challenge, especially in countries where blood donation and veterinary medicine are still emerging medical fields. There are few previous studies that have discussed canine blood donation strategies, and the subject of fear and its influencing factors have not been investigated. The main purpose of our study was to investigate dog owners’ awareness, motivation, and fear regarding canine blood donation in order to improve donor recruitment strategies. We created a six-page questionnaire and submitted it to dog owners (n = 207) in person. Two-thirds of the respondents (65.7%) were not aware that canine blood donation exists in Lithuania. We did not find any factors that would significantly affect the motivation of respondents toward donation. We found an association between the fear of the owner and the health status of the owned dog (p = 0.008), as well as if their animal had needed urgent care in the past (p = 0.031). The fact that some participants were blood donors themselves did not affect their motivation, but they were 19.76% less afraid of canine blood donation (p = 0.001), as were respondents who were aware of canine blood donation (p = 0.004). In conclusion, the recruitment strategy should focus on the management of fear toward canine blood donation and the education of clients, and donor welfare must remain a priority.

scholarly journals Captação de doadores e doação de sangue: discursos históricos

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 2766
Author(s):  
Luciana Martins da Rosa ◽  
Rosane Suely May Rodrigues ◽  
Rosane Gonçalves Nitschke ◽  
Rafaela Dutra Nunes da Silva ◽  
Jussara Cargnin Ferreira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activities Of Daily Living ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
History Of ◽  
Donor Recruitment

RESUMO Objetivo: revelar o discurso do sujeito coletivo sobre a história da captação de doadores e da doação de sangue. Método: trata-se de estudo qualitativo, exploratório e descritivo, por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, transcritas e validadas, com 18 profissionais atuantes nas áreas de hematologia e hemoterapia. Organizaram-se as comunicações e as analisaram pela técnica do Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo. Resultados: emergiram-se a partir dos discursos duas ideias centrais “Captação de doadores de sangue: da doação remunerada à espontânea” e “Informação e educação transformando a cultura da doação”. Conclusão: tornaram-se a tônica da captação de doadores a informação e a educação no recorte de tempo investigado, contribuindo para a transformação da cultura da doação de sangue. Descritores: História; Serviço de Hemoterapia; Saúde; Atividades Cotidianas; Doadores de Sangue; Discursos.ABSTRACTObjective: to reveal the discourse of the collective subject on the history of donor recruitment and blood donation. Method: this is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study, using semi-structured, transcribed and validated interviews, with 18 professionals working in the areas of hematology and hemotherapy. The communications were organized and analyzed by the technique of the Discourse of the Collective Subject. Results: two central ideas emerged from the discourses: "Funding of blood donors: from donated to spontaneous donation" and "Information and education transforming the culture of donation". Conclusion: the focus of donor recruitment has been on information and education in the time cut investigated, contributing to the transformation of blood donation culture. Descriptors: History; Hemotherapy Service; Health; Activities of Daily Living; Blood Donors; Addresses.RESUMENObjetivo: revelar el discurso del sujeto colectivo sobre la historia de la captación de donantes y de la donación de sangre. Método: se trata de un estudio cualitativo, exploratorio y descriptivo, por medio de entrevistas semiestructuradas, transcritas y validadas, con 18 profesionales actuantes en las áreas de hematología y hemoterapia. Se organizaron las comunicaciones y las analizaron por la técnica del Discurso del Sujeto Colectivo. Resultados: surgieron a partir de los discursos dos ideas centrales "Captación de donantes de sangre: de la donación remunerada a la espontánea" e "Información y educación transformando la cultura de la donación". Conclusión: se convirtió en la tónica de la captación de donantes a la información y la educación en el recorte de tiempo investigado, contribuyendo a la transformación de la cultura de la donación de sangre. Descriptores: Historia; Servicio de Hemoterapia; Salud; Actividades Cotidianas; Donantes de Sangue; Discursos.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Intention to Donate Blood: Sociodemographic and Past Experience Variables

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pule Ishmael Pule ◽  
Boitshwarelo Rachaba ◽  
Mgaywa Gilbert Mjungu Damas Magafu ◽  
Dereje Habte
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The Past ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Donated Blood

Background and Objectives. This study was conducted to assess the level of intention of the general public towards blood donation and the factors associated with it. Methods. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in South-East Botswana amongst participants aged 21–65 years. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was completed for 384 participants. Results. Of the 384 participants, 104 (27.1%) reported that they had donated blood in the past and 269 (70.1%) stated that they were willing to donate blood in the future. Thirteen out of the 104 past donors (12.5%) reported that they had donated blood in the 12 months preceding the survey and only 10 (9.6%) participants reported that they have been regular donors. In the backward logistic regression analysis, the variables that remained significant predictors of the intention to donate blood were secondary education (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) (95% confidence interval (CI)): 2.92 (1.48, 5.77)), tertiary education (AOR (95% CI): 3.83 (1.52, 9.62)), and knowing a family member who had ever donated blood (AOR (95% CI): 2.84 (1.58, 5.12)). Conclusion. Being informed about blood transfusion and its life-saving benefits through either the education system or the experience made people more likely to intend to donate blood. Evidence-based interventions to retain blood donors as regular donors are recommended.

scholarly journals Increasing Plan for Blood Donor Recruitment and Retention in High School Students; Analyses from Recent Inquiry Surveys

Blood ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 124 (21) ◽  
pp. 5100-5100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akihiro Takeshita ◽  
Miwa Adachi ◽  
Noriaki Iwao ◽  
Michiko Kajiwara ◽  
Takayoshi Asai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Blood Donor ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
School Students ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Donor Recruitment

Abstract Introduction: Blood donor recruitment and retention in the younger generation is an important concern in several countries with an aging population. In Japan, which is going to have an aging population, the number of blood donors has decreased by 15% over the past decade. As such, drastic measures must be taken to maintain the necessary blood stocks. The promotion of blood donation in high schools has been attempted in many countries. This strategy is particularly attractive because successful recruitment of young donors will ensure long term supplies of blood are maintained. To enhance the effectiveness of this approach it is important to communicate the need for blood donation by high school students and conduct appropriate surveys. Although there have been several reports on the promotion of blood donation by young people, these have not generally analyzed their psychology, personal environment and the views of large numbers of high school students. Materials and Methods: The study was accepted with each high school staff meeting and IRB in our university (#25-159). Inquiry anonymous surveys were designed for high school students, who answered by their own volition. The survey included 50 questions as follows; gender; age; build; previous blood donation by the individual as well as family members and friends; lifestyle; diet; views concerning blood demand in society; location of blood donation centers; knowledge of blood donation methods; blood recovery after donation; reasons for declining to give blood; ideas for an effective campaign to recruit blood donors; previous education on blood donation in their school etc. Individual views concerning an effective campaign to recruit new donors, events, characters and media were given in a free style. This work was supported by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (H25-medicine-general-022). Results:We obtained answers from 94% of students surveyed (16,333). The first and second studies were done in 2013 and 2014, and included 8,456 and 7,877 students, respectively. In the first study, the male/female ratio was 0.88. 1% and 26% of student body weights were <40kg and <50kg, respectively. 8% of students had at least one experience of blood donation. 3% of the students could not donate blood due to medical reasons (e.g., anemia). 62% of the students often experienced feelings of fatigue in their daily life. 5% of the students suffered sleeplessness. 31% of the students believed in the existence of synthetic blood. 54% of the students did not know the location for blood donation. Only 18% of the students understood the process of blood donation in outline. Moreover, only 29% of students knew the age limit for blood donors. 32% of the students were aware of the decrease in blood donation and the future inadequacy of blood supplies. 66% of the students had previous volunteer experience. 48% of the students misunderstood the risk of contracting a viral infection by blood donation. 26% of the students feared pain caused by needles. 51% of students requested more information from schools and other institutions. Suggested ways to promote blood donation included television (21%), school classrooms (19%), Twitter or Facebook (11%), mobile blood donation units (11%), software applications on cellular phones (8%) and newspaper advertisements (6%). A considerable number of respondents suggested an effective way to recruit more volunteers was to carry out this kind of survey amongst students. Conclusions: Our survey provided a lot of information concerning blood donation from high school students, which will be applicable to a number of countries. The study clarified that many students lack sufficient information about blood donation and transfusion. Moreover, a considerable number of students suffer a lot of stress and fatigue in their daily life. Substantial time and effort must be devoted to educating the student population on the need for blood transfusion, as well as the safety and risk factors associated with blood donation. Moreover, their psychology, daily life and views concerning transfusion medicine must be better understood. Figure 1 Figure 1. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Positive Practice Toward Voluntary Unpaid Blood Donation Among College Students in Shandong, China, 2013–2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Rong Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Recruitment Strategies ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Important Public Health ◽  
The Past ◽  
Increasing Trend

The chronic worldwide shortage of blood for transfusions has become an important public health problem, especially in developing countries. The aim of the current study was to assess the practice of voluntary unpaid blood donation (VUBD) among college students in the past 5 years (2013–2017). The blood donation data of college students from 41 universities were collected. Change trends in the rate of blood donation among college students from 2013 to 2017 were examined. A continuous increasing trend in the rate of VUBD was observed over the past 5 years, from 3.36% in 2013 to 6.56% in 2017 ( p < .01). In conclusion, a positive practice toward VUBD was observed among college students in Shandong, China. It is necessary to improve the recruitment strategies, establishing a long-term mechanism and promoting the sustainable development of VUBD.

scholarly journals Recruiting older men for geriatric suicide research

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil S. Bhar ◽  
Shannon Wiltsey-Stirman ◽  
David Zembroski ◽  
Laura McCray ◽  
David W. Oslin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Recruitment Strategy ◽  
Recruitment Strategies ◽  
Collaborative Relationships ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Cost Efficient

ABSTRACTBackground: Clinical research is required to develop and evaluate suicide prevention interventions in the elderly. However, there is insufficient information available about how to best recruit suicidal older adults for such research. This study evaluated the success and efficiency of five recruitment strategies for a clinical trial on the efficacy of cognitive therapy for suicidal older men.Methods: For each strategy, the numbers of individuals approached, screened, and enrolled were calculated, and the expenses and time associated with each enrollment estimated. Men who were 60 years or older and who had a desire for suicide over the past month were eligible for the trial.Results: Of 955 individuals considered for trial, 33 were enrolled. Most enrollments were sourced from the Veterans Affairs Behavioral Health Laboratory. Recruiting form this source was also the most time and cost efficient recruitment strategy in the study.Conclusions: Recruitment strategies are effective when they are based on collaborative relationships between researchers and providers, and utilize an existing infrastructure for involving patients in ongoing research opportunities.

F.VIII R:Ag in Hepatitis

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kotitschke ◽  
J. Scharrer
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Normal Population ◽  
Rabbit Antiserum ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Plastic Plate ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Acute Hepatitis B ◽  
The One

F.VIII R:Ag was determined by quantitative immunelectrophoresis (I.E.) with a prefabricated system. The prefabricated system consists of a monospecific f.VIII rabbit antiserum in agarose on a plastic plate for the one and two dimensional immunelectrophoresis. The lognormal distribution of the f.VIII R:Ag concentration in the normal population was confirmed (for n=70 the f.VIII R:Ag in % of normal is = 95.4 ± 31.9). Among the normal population there was no significant difference between blood donors (one blood donation in 8 weeks; for n=43 the f.VIII R:Ag in % of normal is = 95.9 ± 34.0) and non blood donors (n=27;f.VIII R:Ag = 94.6 ± 28.4 %). The f.VIII R:Ag concentration in acute hepatitis B ranged from normal to raised values (for n=10, a factor of 1.8 times of normal was found) and was normal again after health recovery (n=10, the factor was 1.0). in chronic hepatitis the f.VIII R:Ag concentration was raised in the majority of the cases (for n=10, the factor was 3.8). Out of 22 carrier sera 20 showed reduced, 2 elevated levels of the f.VIII R:Ag concentration. in 5 sera no f.VIII R:Ag could be demonstrated. The f.VIII R:Ag concentration was normal for n=10, reduced for n=20 and elevated for n=6 in non A-non B hepatitis (n=36). Contrary to results found in the literature no difference in the electrophoretic mobility of the f.VIII R:Ag was found between hepatitis patients sera and normal sera.

Pakistan’s Development: Successes, Failures, and Future Tasks (Presidential Remarks)

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (4I) ◽  
pp. 321-331
Author(s):  
Sarfraz Khan Qureshi
Keyword(s):  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
General Meeting ◽  
The Past ◽  
Past Half Century ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Golden Jubilee ◽  
Freedom Movement ◽  
Past Half ◽  
Do So

It is an honour for me as President of the Pakistan Society of Development Economists to welcome you to the 13th Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Society. I consider it a great privilege to do so as this Meeting coincides with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the state of Pakistan, a state which emerged on the map of the postwar world as a result of the Muslim freedom movement in the Indian Subcontinent. Fifty years to the date, we have been jubilant about it, and both as citizens of Pakistan and professionals in the social sciences we have also been thoughtful about it. We are trying to see what development has meant in Pakistan in the past half century. As there are so many dimensions that the subject has now come to have since its rather simplistic beginnings, we thought the Golden Jubilee of Pakistan to be an appropriate occasion for such stock-taking.

TARP DVIEJŲ KOLONŲ: XVIII A. PABAIGOS – XIX A. PRADŽIOS VILNIAUS MASONŲ KASDIENYBĖ SIMBOLIKOJE

2018 ◽  
pp. 144-163
Author(s):  
Daiva Milinkevičiūtė
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
The Other ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
The Past ◽  
Secular World ◽  
National Characteristics ◽  
Conservative Christian ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The One ◽  
Craft Guilds

The Age of Enlightenment is defined as the period when the universal ideas of progress, deism, humanism, naturalism and others were materialized and became a golden age for freemasons. It is wrong to assume that old and conservative Christian ideas were rejected. Conversely, freemasons put them into new general shapes and expressed them with the help of symbols in their daily routine. Symbols of freemasons had close ties with the past and gave them, on the one hand, a visible instrument, such as rituals and ideas to sense the transcendental, and on the other, intense gnostic aspirations. Freemasons put in a great amount of effort to improve themselves and to create their identity with the help of myths and symbols. It traces its origins to the biblical builders of King Solomon’s Temple, the posterity of the Templar Knights, and associations of the medieval craft guilds, which were also symbolical and became their link not only to each other but also to the secular world. In this work we analysed codified masonic symbols used in their rituals. The subject of our research is the universal Masonic idea and its aspects through the symbols in the daily life of the freemasons in Vilnius. Thanks to freemasons’ signets, we could find continuity, reception, and transformation of universal masonic ideas in the Lithuanian freemasonry and national characteristics of lodges. Taking everything into account, our article shows how the universal idea of freemasonry spread among Lithuanian freemasonry, and which forms and meanings it incorporated in its symbols. The objective of this research is to find a universal Masonic idea throughout their visual and oral symbols and see its impact on the daily life of the masons in Vilnius. Keywords: Freemasonry, Bible, lodge, symbols, rituals, freemasons’ signets.

RISKS OF ANEMIA DEVELOPMENT IN DONORS ACCORDING TO INHERITED PREDISPOSITION AND REGULARITY OF BLOOD DONATION

2020 ◽  
pp. 72-83
Author(s):  
I.M. Vorotnikov ◽  
V.A. Razin ◽  
I.M. Lamzin ◽  
M.N. Sokolova ◽  
M.E. Khapman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Blood Donation ◽  
Hla Antigens ◽  
Hla Typing ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Inherited Predisposition ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Group 1

Anemia is one of the most common complications of blood donation. Thus, the objective of the paper was to assess the risks of anemia development in donors according to the regularity of donation and inherited predisposition. Materials and Methods. The authors carried out a prospective study, which included 241 blood donors, using random sampling and case-control techniques. Depending on blood donation frequency, the donors were divided into 2 groups: Group 1 consisted of 122 people (51.5 %) frequently donating blood; Group 2 included 119 people (48. 5 %) rarely donating blood. We studied the initial indicators of a general blood test and the same indicators a year after the first blood donation. Additionally, we performed HLA typing of donors. Statistica v. 8.0 software package (Stat Soft Inc., USA) was used for statistical analysis. To compare two independent samples, we used a nonparametric Mann-Whitney U-test and a parametric Student’s t-test (depending on the type of distribution). To assess anemia risks, the odds ratio was calculated. Results. One year after the first blood donation, anemia was diagnosed in 13 people (10.6 %) in Group 1 and in 7 people (5.9 %) in Group 2 (p=0.179). A11 and B7 HLA antigens did not increase anemia risks in group 1 (OS=1.257 (95 % CI 0.318–4.973) and OS=0.240 (95 % CI 0.051–1.134, respectively). HLA-antigens A11 and B7 did not increase anemia risks in Group 1 (OR=1.257 (95 % CI 0.318-4.973) and OR=0.240 (95 % CI 0.051–1.134), respectively). In group 2, antigen-A11 was also an insignificant factor (OS=2.902 (95 % CI 0.606-13.889)) for anemia development. Whereas, antigen-B7 increased anemia risks by 14 times (OS=14.364 (95 % CI 1.644-124.011)). Conclusion. In rare blood donors, it is the genetic factor that plays the main role in anemia development. High prevalence rates of anemia in frequent blood donors are probably determined by other factors. Keywords: anemia, blood donors, HLA typing. Механизмы развития анемий и факторы, их индуцирующие, остаются до конца не изученными. Целью исследования стало изучение риска развития анемии у доноров крови в зависимости от частоты донации и наличия наследственной предрасположенности к развитию анемии. Материалы и методы. Проведено проспективное исследование, выполненное методами случайной выборки и «случай-контроль», в которое вошел 241 донор крови. В зависимости от частоты сдачи доноры были поделены на 2 группы: группу 1 составили 122 чел. (51,5 %), часто сдающие кровь; группу 2 – 119 чел. (48,5 %), редко сдающих кровь. Изучались исходные показатели общего анализа крови и через год от начала донации. Дополнительно проводилось HLA-типирование доноров. Статистический анализ осуществлялся с применением программы Statistica v. 8.0 (Stat Soft Inc., США). Для сравнения двух независимых выборок использовался непараметрический U-критерий Манна–Уитни и параметрический t-критерий Стьюдента (в зависимости от типа распределения). Для оценки риска возникновения анемии рассчитывалось отношение шансов. Результаты. Через год с момента первой сдачи крови в группе 1 выявлено 13 чел. (10,6 %) с анемией, в группе 2 – 7 чел. (5,9 %) (р=0,179). Наличие HLA-антигенов А11 и B7 не повышало риск развития анемии в группе 1 (ОШ=1,257 (95 % ДИ 0,318–4,973) и ОШ=0,240 (95 % ДИ 0,051–1,134 соответственно). В группе 2 наличие гена А11 также являлось незначимым фактором (ОШ=2,902 (95 % ДИ 0,606–13,889), присутствие гена В7 в 14 раз повышало риск развития анемии (ОШ=14,364 (95 % ДИ 1,664–124,011). Выводы. Высокий риск развития анемии у редко сдающих кровь доноров обусловливается генетическими факторами. Высокая распространённость анемии у часто сдающих кровь доноров, вероятно, определяется другими факторами. Ключевые слова: анемия, доноры крови, HLA-типирование.

Performance Management Transformation

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
The Past ◽  
Great Debate ◽  
The Subject ◽  
New Research

No other talent process has been the subject of such great debate and emotion as performance management (PM). For decades, different strategies have been tried to improve PM processes, yielding an endless cycle of reform to capture the next “flavor-of-the-day” PM trend. The past 5 years, however, have brought novel thinking that is different from past trends. Companies are reducing their formal processes, driving performance-based cultures, and embedding effective PM behavior into daily work rather than relying on annual reviews to drive these. Through case studies provided from leading organizations, this book illustrates the range of PM processes that companies are using today. These show a shift away from adopting someone else’s best practice; instead, companies are designing bespoke PM processes that fit their specific strategy, climate, and needs. Leading PM thought leaders offer their views about the state of PM today, what we have learned and where we need to focus future efforts, including provocative new research that shows what matters most in driving high performance. This book is a call to action for talent management professionals to go beyond traditional best practice and provide thought leadership in designing PM processes and systems that will enhance both individual and organizational performance.

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