1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«[O]ur study seeks to compare donor demographics and motivations for donation among plasma/platelet and regular whole-blood donors.» (p. 321)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
L’échantillon est composé de 1268 personnes ayant fait un don de sang avec Héma-Québec. Parmi ces personnes, 795 ont fait un don de sang régulier et 473 ont fait un don de plaquettes/plasma.

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«WBDs [whole blood donors] attributed greater importance to their families’ potential need for blood products, while PPDs [plasma/platelet donors] tended to be motivated more by the fact that donating blood gave them a sense of pride. […] Our results revealed that, of WBDs, it was primarily the women who donated thinking that a member of their family (or a friend) could need blood […]. Comparison of motivations based on donors’ civil status provides support for the argument that the circumstances of everyday life influence donors’ motivations. The divorced/ separated/widowed PPD group contained the fewest individuals who stated that giving blood “is a positive thing to do and requires little effort”, while the single WBD group chose this statement the most. Married or common-law donors (WBD + PPD) were far more likely to think that a “member of my family or a close friend could need blood someday”, while single individuals (the group that appreciated achieving donation goals the most) also had a greater tendency to think about the fact that they themselves might need blood products in the future. Family influence in this last group (for PPDs) was linked more to the family of origin, as more of these donors remembered giving blood as being a tradition in their families.» (p. 325-326)