BLOOD DONORS AND BLOOD COLLECTION: The aging population poses a global challenge for blood services

Ali, Akif; Auvinen, Marja‐Kaisa; Rautonen, Jukka

doi:10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02490.x

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“…Because this age group accounted for more than 60% of the demand in RBCs in 2015, an absolute increase in this population will likely result in an absolute increase of RBC demand. Ali et al 17 elegantly showed that in many European countries as well as in Canada and the United States the ratio between the population at age eligible for blood donation and the those not eligible for blood donation was most favorable around 2000 through 2010. The authors assume that donor recruitment will become more difficult in the future.…”

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“…Because most blood donors belong to the age group of 18 (or 16 years in some countries) to 65 years and the majority of blood recipients are in the age group .65 years, the ratio between these 2 population groups is relevant for the blood supply/demand relationship. This ratio will change substantially in all European and North American countries during the next decade 17 ( Figure 1; supplemental Table 1). …”

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A population-based longitudinal study on the implication of demographic changes on blood donation and transfusion demand

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Key Points• Demographic changes have a direct impact on the blood supply, and demography can be used to predict blood donation rates in the future.• The transfusion demand cannot be predicted from demography.Transfusion safety includes the risk of transmission of pathogens, appropriate transfusion thresholds, and sufficient blood supply. All industrialized countries experience major ongoing demographic changes resulting from low birth rates and aging of the baby boom generation. Little evidence exists about whether future blood supply and demand correlate with these demographic changes. The $50% decline in birth rate in the eastern part of Germany after 1990 facilitates systematic study of the effects of pronounced demographic changes on blood donation and demand. In this prospective, 10-year longitudinal study, we enrolled all whole blood donors and all patients receiving red blood cell transfusions in the state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. We compared projections made in 2005 based on the projected demographic changes with: (1) number and age distribution of blood donors and transfusion recipients in 2015 and (2) blood demand within specific age and patient groups.Blood donation rates closely followed the demographic changes, showing a decrease of 218% (vs projected 223%). In contrast, 2015 transfusion rates were 221.3% lower than projected. We conclude that although changes in demography are highly predictive for the blood supply, transfusion demand is strongly influenced by changes in medical practice.Given ongoing pronounced demographic change, regular monitoring of the donor/recipient age distributions and associated impact on blood demand/supply relationships is required to allow strategic planning to prevent blood shortages or overproduction.

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A population-based longitudinal study on the implication of demographic changes on blood donation and transfusion demand

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“…In the U.S., this particular group of seniors will almost double by 2031, repre-senting by then 20% of the population [19]. As shown in a recent study from Finland, 70-to 80-year olds have an eightfold higher consumption of RBC transfusions than 20-to 40-year olds [20]. Unlike other industries affected by baby boomers, wherein the production of goods and services can almost always be stepped up, blood component production has its biological limitations.…”

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Five Drivers Shifting the Paradigm from Product-Focused Transfusion Practice to Patient Blood Management

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The objective of this paper is to introduce clinicians and health care professionals to the concept of patient blood management (PBM) and to explain the difference between PBM and the concept of "appropriate use" of blood products. The five reasons why modern health systems need to shift from product-focused transfusion practice to PBM are also presented. These are: the aging population with a leveraged demand for blood products opposed to a shrinking donor base; the growing awareness that transfusion is a complex service involving many different cost centers within a hospital and representing a multiple of the blood product cost; the continuous effort to protect blood pools from known, new, or re-emerging pathogens while facing uncertainty over their potentially long silent carrier states; the emerging evidence that transfusion is an independent risk factor for adverse outcomes; and finally, a lack of evidence for benefit of transfusion for the vast majority of recipients. The Oncologist 2011;16(suppl 3):3-11

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“…Due to the increasing number of elderly persons with health concerns, several studies have concluded that the demand for blood transfusions will continue to rise in the upcoming years [2,3]. The retention and motivation of active donors has thus been described as one of the major challenges for Blood Donor Services to secure the estimated demand for transfusions [4,5].…”

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Donor Satisfaction with a New German Blood Donor Questionnaire and Intention of the Donor to Return for Further Donations

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Müller‐Steinhardt

Schneider³

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Transfus Med Hemother

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Background: The aim of this study was to describe donor satisfaction regarding different aspects of the new German blood donor questionnaire (BDQ) and to assess whether donor satisfaction is associated with the intention to return for further donations. Methods: A random number of 6,600 blood donors, donating at the German Red Cross Blood Service Baden-Wuerttemberg - Hessen, were asked to rate their satisfaction with four different aspects of the BDQ. Chi-square statistics was used to test for associations between satisfaction and the intention to return. Results: Most of the donors were satisfied with format and layout (72.7%) and the clarity of the questions (72.5%). However, only 39.5% of the donors were satisfied with the scope of the BDQ and 44.3% with the questions about sexual risk behavior. The lowest satisfaction seemed to be among experienced donors and among donors from small municipalities. Among experienced and very experienced donors, a significant association between the satisfaction with the different aspects and the intention to return became apparent. Conclusion: When considering the implementation of the BDQ, Blood Donor Services have to weigh up the advantages of increased deferral rates among donors with high-risk behavior against the potential drop-out of dissatisfied blood donors.

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BLOOD DONORS AND BLOOD COLLECTION: The aging population poses a global challenge for blood services

Cited by 140 publications

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A population-based longitudinal study on the implication of demographic changes on blood donation and transfusion demand

A population-based longitudinal study on the implication of demographic changes on blood donation and transfusion demand

Five Drivers Shifting the Paradigm from Product-Focused Transfusion Practice to Patient Blood Management

Donor Satisfaction with a New German Blood Donor Questionnaire and Intention of the Donor to Return for Further Donations

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