| Motivation in Italian whole blood donors and the role of commitment. | |
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PMID: 21678195 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The literature contains numerous reports on motivation in blood donors, although none of these are specific to blood donation in Italy and almost all of them focus on altruism and the desire to help others. Altruism is important, but a comprehensive analysis of donor motivation should examine all the factors affecting the decision to donate, including commitment to voluntary blood donor organizations. The aims of this paper are to verify if the motivational factors that influence the choice to donate blood in Italy are generally consistent with the findings from other countries reported in the literature and to focus on commitment to donor organizations as an additional factor. A sample of 895 whole blood donors completed a self-report questionnaire containing questions about: reasons for beginning to donate, people who influenced this choice, and level of commitment to voluntary blood donor organizations. The most frequently reported reasons for giving blood for the first time were "to help others" (56%), "influence of family/friends" (22%), and "social/moral obligation" (11.2%); commitment did not vary as a function of the leading motivation reported. Differences emerged between males, who more frequently reported having been influenced by parents and friends, and females, who referred more often to altruistic motives. The opportunity to check one's own state of health also played an important role (6.9%), especially for male donors. Overall, however, the decision to donate was primarily a personal choice (41.3%), although influence was also attributed to relatives (21.8%), friends (22.3%), and voluntary blood donor organizations (21.8%). The reported level of commitment to the donor organization was positively correlated with the number of total and annual donations made and number of new donors recruited. |
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Marco Bani; Maria Grazia Strepparava |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-13 |
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Title: Psychology, health & medicine Volume: - ISSN: 1465-3966 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-6-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9604099 Medline TA: Psychol Health Med Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 1-9 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Experimental Medicine,Medical Faculty, Multimedia Health Communication Laboratory, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy. |
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