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Abstract
Background and objectives: Understanding the experiences and perceptions of new plasma donors is important for developing strategies to retain them.
Materials and methods: This qualitative study focuses on new donors' experiences with plasma donation, the factors that influence their interest in donating again and their thoughts about establishing a regular plasma donation routine. We conducted 48 one-on-one semi-structured interviews and used reflexive thematic analysis with a relational approach to donation to analyse these data.
Results: For new plasma donors in this study, interest in returning to donate again was facilitated by relational care, where donors were cared for by attentive staff, and felt they could care for others by donating. Their interest in helping others through ongoing donation was influenced by their relationships with people who have benefited from blood products or experienced illnesses they associated with plasma-derived medicines, as well as their sense of social responsibility and community belonging. The most prevalent deterrent to donating again was the experience of feeling unwell during or after donation. The practice of relational care from staff members can mitigate the fallout of the negative experience. Retention of new donors requires flexibility to ensure that donation is easy, convenient and does not negatively impact their health and ability to care for others in their social network.
Conclusion: Investigating retention decisions for new plasma donors through the lens of relational care provides insight that can help blood collection agencies develop more effective strategies for retention in non-remunerated settings.
期刊介绍：
Vox Sanguinis reports on important, novel developments in transfusion medicine. Original papers, reviews and international fora are published on all aspects of blood transfusion and tissue transplantation, comprising five main sections:
1) Transfusion - Transmitted Disease and its Prevention:
Identification and epidemiology of infectious agents transmissible by blood;
Bacterial contamination of blood components;
Donor recruitment and selection methods;
Pathogen inactivation.
2) Blood Component Collection and Production:
Blood collection methods and devices (including apheresis);
Plasma fractionation techniques and plasma derivatives;
Preparation of labile blood components;
Inventory management;
Hematopoietic progenitor cell collection and storage;
Collection and storage of tissues;
Quality management and good manufacturing practice;
Automation and information technology.
3) Transfusion Medicine and New Therapies:
Transfusion thresholds and audits;
Haemovigilance;
Clinical trials regarding appropriate haemotherapy;
Non-infectious adverse affects of transfusion;
Therapeutic apheresis;
Support of transplant patients;
Gene therapy and immunotherapy.
4) Immunohaematology and Immunogenetics:
Autoimmunity in haematology;
Alloimmunity of blood;
Pre-transfusion testing;
Immunodiagnostics;
Immunobiology;
Complement in immunohaematology;
Blood typing reagents;
Genetic markers of blood cells and serum proteins: polymorphisms and function;
Genetic markers and disease;
Parentage testing and forensic immunohaematology.
5) Cellular Therapy:
Cell-based therapies;
Stem cell sources;
Stem cell processing and storage;
Stem cell products;
Stem cell plasticity;
Regenerative medicine with cells;
Cellular immunotherapy;
Molecular therapy;
Gene therapy.
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