Sereti Christina, Apostolidou Ioanna, Baka Maria, Koutsoubos Nikolaos, Seretis Aristeidis, Theodoratou Maria
Thriasio General Hospital of Elefsis, Attica, Greece.
University of Ioannina, Greece.
Health Psychol Res. 2021 Jun 11;9(1):24533. doi: 10.52965/001c.24533. eCollection 2021.
Studies of the behavior of blood donors suggest that the examination of their incentives and reported barriers could be utilized in designing targeted recruiting strategies and awareness-raising campaigns.
Data was collected via a questionnaire based on the Health Belief Model (HBM), aimed to examine reported incentives, limitations, benefits, and self-efficacy of 261 blood donors at Thriasio General Hospital from January 1 to March 1, 2020, after required permission provided. The analysis was performed by the use of the SPSS statistical software. In addition, a Greek translation of the K6+ distress scale was provided.
Our sample consisted of 261 blood donors, the majority of which were men (88.5%), 40-50 years old (36.4%), high school graduates (49.4%), and married (53.3%). Heightened awareness of increased blood needs and blood shortages was mentioned. 92.8% of respondents believe that blood donation is an act of contribution to society or beneficial for their health (86.6%). The limited working hours of blood donation services are the main obstacle mentioned by the participants (32.8%), while 80.7% emphasized the need for public information campaigns. Based on the K6 scale answers score, most participants are classified in the intermediate-risk category for Serious Mental Illness (SMI).
The study of beliefs and incentives of blood donors is a critical factor in developing an effective recruiting strategy in a volunteering frame. Public information campaigns regarding the blood donation process and reminders aiming at the return of blood donors after the necessary time interval could facilitate this effort.
对献血者行为的研究表明，对他们的动机及所报告的障碍进行调查，可用于设计有针对性的招募策略和提高认识的活动。
通过基于健康信念模型（HBM）的问卷收集数据，旨在调查2020年1月1日至3月1日在Thriasio综合医院的261名献血者所报告的动机、限制、益处和自我效能感，前提是已获得所需许可。使用SPSS统计软件进行分析。此外，还提供了K6+ 苦恼量表的希腊语翻译版本。
我们的样本包括261名献血者，其中大多数为男性（88.5%），年龄在40 - 50岁之间（36.4%），高中毕业（49.4%），已婚（53.3%）。提到了对血液需求增加和血液短缺的认识提高。92.8%的受访者认为献血是对社会的一种贡献行为或对他们的健康有益（86.6%）。献血服务工作时间有限是参与者提到的主要障碍（32.8%），而80.7%的人强调需要开展公众宣传活动。根据K6量表的答案得分，大多数参与者被归类为严重精神疾病（SMI）的中度风险类别。
研究献血者的信念和动机是在志愿框架内制定有效招募策略的关键因素。关于献血过程的公众宣传活动以及在必要时间间隔后针对献血者回访的提醒，有助于这项工作。
