Vasovagal reactions in blood donors: risks, prevention and management

A Thijsen, B Masser - Transfusion Medicine, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This narrative review examines current research on risk factors, prevention methods and
management strategies for vasovagal reactions (VVRs) that occur during or as a result of …

Easy come, easy go. Retention of blood donors

A Van Dongen - Transfusion Medicine, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Retention of blood donors has benefits over recruitment of new blood donors. Retention is
defined as preventing donors from lapsing and eventually becoming inactive. This review …

Blood donor satisfaction and intention of future donation

DD Nguyen, DA DeVita, NV Hirschler, EL Murphy - Transfusion, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: New regulatory requirements for donor eligibility challenge blood centers
to recruit and retain enough donors. This study evaluated correlations between overall …

[PDF][PDF] Towards 100% voluntary blood donation: a global framework for action

World Health Organization - 2010 - apps.who.int
The development of this publication was supported by Cooperative Agreement
U62/CCU024044 from the Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease …

How afraid are you of having blood drawn from your arm? A simple fear question predicts vasovagal reactions without causing them among high school donors

CR France, JL France, LK Himawan, KY Stephens… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: We previously demonstrated in a group of mostly experienced blood
donors that fear of blood draws was a significant predictor of vasovagal reactions …

Fear of donation‐related stimuli is reported across different levels of donation experience

CR France, JL France - Transfusion, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND This study aimed to characterize the extent of donation‐related fears among
donors with different levels of donation experience. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS A …

Blood donor satisfaction and the weak link in the chain of donation process

N Vavić, A Pagliariccio, M Bulajić, M Marinozzi… - … and Apheresis Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Recruiting and retaining enough donors is a problem. Six hundred and thirty nine blood
donors were interviewed to identify the elements that can influence their satisfaction and the …

Emotions experienced when receiving a temporary deferral: perspectives from staff and donors

CN Gemelli, A Thijsen, N Van Dyke… - ISBT Science …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives Temporary deferrals negatively impact on donor retention.
However, little is known about why donors are deterred from returning. One unexplored area …

Management of young blood donors

BH Newman - Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 2014 - karger.com
The emphasis on high-school blood drives and acceptance of 16-year-old blood donors led
to more research on physiologic and psychological ways to decrease vasovagal reaction …

Improving the donation experience and reducing venipuncture pain by addressing fears among whole‐blood and plasma donors

PT Gilchrist, A Thijsen, BM Masser, CR France… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Fear of blood donation is implicated in vasovagal reactions, donor recruitment,
and retention. This study examined the extent to which fear among donors is associated with …