School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Research and Development, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Transfusion. 2024 Jan;64(1):24-28. doi: 10.1111/trf.17607. Epub 2023 Nov 27.
Athletes are a key group from which likely eligible donors could be sourced. While blood donation has been popularized as detrimental to athletic performance, little is known about how athletes perceive blood donation. The aim of this study was to investigate athletes' perceptions of the impacts of donating blood on their athletic performance and whether these influence their engagement with blood donation.
A total of 175 athletes (78 donors; 97 non-donors) prescreened as eligible to donate blood in Australia completed an online survey assessing the perceived impact of (i) donating blood on engagement and performance in physical activity (type of impact, direction, and duration) and (ii) engaging in physical activity on blood donation (magnitude of impact and modification of behavior).
We found that 37%-39% of our sample indicated that they had considered the impact of donating blood on their engagement or performance in physical activity, with the impact seen as negative but short term. Fatigue was the most commonly identified impact of donation on performance in physical activity. While the impact of donating did not account for athletes' non-donor status, many donors noted changing their engagement in physical activity pre- and post-donation to allow recovery, and aligning blood donation with their training schedule.
Athletes are a key community from which likely eligible donors could be sourced, however a significant proportion of athletes perceive that donating will negatively impact their athletic performance. Strategies to engage athletes with donation should acknowledge and facilitate athletes need to align their training with donating.
运动员是一个可能的潜在献血者群体。虽然献血被认为会对运动表现产生不利影响，但对于运动员如何看待献血，我们知之甚少。本研究旨在调查运动员对献血对运动表现影响的看法，以及这些看法是否影响他们参与献血。
共有 175 名运动员（78 名献血者；97 名非献血者）在澳大利亚预先筛选符合献血条件，完成了一项在线调查，评估献血对（i）参与和表现的身体活动（影响类型、方向和持续时间）以及（ii）参与身体活动对献血（影响程度和行为改变）的感知影响。
我们发现，我们样本中的 37%-39%表示他们已经考虑过献血对他们参与或表现的身体活动的影响，认为这种影响是负面的，但持续时间短。疲劳是献血对身体活动表现影响的最常见表现。虽然献血的影响不能解释运动员不献血的原因，但许多献血者指出，他们在献血前和献血后改变了参与身体活动的方式，以允许恢复，并使献血与他们的训练计划保持一致。
运动员是一个重要的潜在献血者群体，然而，相当一部分运动员认为献血会对他们的运动表现产生负面影响。与运动员建立联系的策略应该承认并促进运动员需要将他们的训练与献血相协调。
