Subjective Reactions to Blood Donation in Donors With and Without Social Support
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou12224621042021-08-03T05:45:57Z Subjective Reactions to Blood Donation in Donors With and Without Social Support Hanson, Sarah A. Health Physiological Psychology Psychology Blood Donors Social Support Pre-Faint Reactions <p>BACKGROUND: The experience of unpleasant blood donation reactions (e.g., dizziness, nausea, and fainting) has been linked to negative attitudes about donation and consequently decreased likelihood of repeat donation. For that reason, interventions designed to reduce the adverse effects of blood donation are important and likely to increase donor retention. Based on laboratory studies suggesting that social support attenuates both physical and psychological responses to stress, the present study hypothesized that the presence of a supportive person during the donation process may help reduce donors’ perceptions of stress and consequent pre-faint reactions. </p><p>STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: 31 male and 34 female volunteers from university blood drives were randomly assigned to donate blood as usual or to donate with a supportive confederate. Donors in the social support condition donated blood as usual but were accompanied throughout the entire donation process by a female confederate providing supportive behaviors (e.g., encouraging and reassuring remarks, small talk, physical touch, etc.). Immediately following donation, all participants completed the Blood Donation Reactions Inventory to assess subjective experience of negative reactions. </p><p>RESULTS: A 2 Group x 2 Sex ANOVA of Blood Donation Reactions Inventory scores revealed a significant main effect of group (F[1, 61] = 9.15, p = .004, d = .74), indicating that social support was associated with a reduction of total donation-related reactions. There was no significant main effect of sex (F[1, 61] = .00, p = .96) or group by sex interaction (F[1, 61] = 1.62, p = .21). In contrast to the acute effects of social support, a global measure of perceived availability of social support (outside of the donation context) was not related to reported reactions for either the social support (r[33] = -.09, p = .62) or no support (r[31] = .13, p = .51) group. </p><p>CONCLUSION: Male and female blood donors report reduced pre-faint reactions to blood donation when accompanied by a supportive individual throughout the donation process. Results of the present study suggest that social support may be a simple and cost-effective strategy to enhance the donation experience and possibly increase donor retention.</p> 2008-12-29 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1222462104 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1222462104 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Health Physiological Psychology Psychology Blood Donors Social Support Pre-Faint Reactions Hanson, Sarah A. Subjective Reactions to Blood Donation in Donors With and Without Social Support |
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Hanson, Sarah A. |
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Hanson, Sarah A. |
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Hanson, Sarah A. |
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Subjective Reactions to Blood Donation in Donors With and Without Social Support |
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Subjective Reactions to Blood Donation in Donors With and Without Social Support |
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Subjective Reactions to Blood Donation in Donors With and Without Social Support |
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Subjective Reactions to Blood Donation in Donors With and Without Social Support |
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Subjective Reactions to Blood Donation in Donors With and Without Social Support |
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subjective reactions to blood donation in donors with and without social support |
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