Using Digital Platforms to Promote Blood Donation: Motivational and Preliminary Evidence from Latin America and Spain

Torrent‐Sellens, Joan; Salazar-Concha, Cristian; Ficapal‐Cusí, Pilar; Saigí-Rubió, Francesc

doi:10.3390/ijerph18084270

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“…Together with its extension, the theory of planned behavior (TPB) (Ajzen, 1991 ), it is one of the most established theories used to predict blood donation behavior (Ferguson, 1996 ; Godin et al, 2007 ; Masser et al, 2009 ). Recently, Torrent‐Sellens et al ( 2021 ) used the TPB to explain participation in digital blood donation community platforms. We assume that the TAM is suitable for studying blood donors' acceptance of DASSs.…”

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Blood donors' usage intentions of donation appointment‐scheduling systems during the COVID‐19 pandemic and beyond

Saltzmann

Boenigk

2022

Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing

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During the COVID‐19 pandemic, online appointment‐scheduling systems have become standard procedure in blood donation practice. This study develops and empirically tests a comprehensive conceptual model of blood donors' usage intentions of a donation appointment‐scheduling system during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Online survey data are collected from blood donors ( n = 3269) and analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS‐SEM) approach. The results provide evidence that intentions to use the system in the post‐COVID‐19 future are high. Together with high‐perceived usefulness and ease of use, this indicates generally high‐system acceptance among active donors during the pandemic and beyond. The study identifies a number of factors that influence this acceptance. The results show that different aspects of service quality perceptions in the context of the system drive its acceptance. The strongest positive effect is exerted by blood donors' pre‐donation planning convenience, followed by an enhanced actual donation experience. Reduced flexibility as a result of the system has a strong negative effect. The authors derive managerial implications for blood donation services regarding preserving the acceptance level and suggest future research prospects.

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Section: Theoretical Background and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

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Blood donors' usage intentions of donation appointment‐scheduling systems during the COVID‐19 pandemic and beyond

Saltzmann

Boenigk

2022

Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing

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“…There are different parameters that drive or discourage people from donating blood [22]. To advertise, encourage, attract, and retain blood donors, several approaches have been investigated using ICT and smart devices.…”

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Analysis and Design of an Information System for Blood Component Donations

Boddukuru

Çetinkaya

2022

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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In the UK, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) administers the blood and transplantation service to National Health Service (NHS), overseeing blood collection in England and transplant facilities in the United Kingdom. This research focuses on improving blood component donations by using an information system. This paper presents system analysis and user interface design of an information system for blood component donations to improve the current process. The software system requirements were gathered via a focus group consisting of employees from a Blood Donation Centre in the UK. The problem space in the component donation process was analysed and human factors has been explored for potential users of the component donation information system. Both low-fidelity and high-fidelity designs have been designed where interactive user interfaces have been made on Adobe XD tool. Usability evaluation has been performed with potential users from the focus group using a cognitive walk through to examine usability concerns and user experience of the design prototype. Conclusions and future work have been presented for potential further research opportunities.

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“…The health centres where the data were collected are associated with that institution. Moreover, as in other eHealth studies carried out by the leader of this research team [37], the study followed the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES) guidelines [51].…”

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“…Furthermore, self-identity was In general, TPB has been used to model blood donation intent and behaviour [33]. For example, to determine the return behaviour of blood donors [34,35] and understand different underlying motives that influence the intention to perform voluntary blood donation [36][37][38][39][40]. Regarding re-donation behaviour, Wevers et al [34] reported that the act of donating blood stimulates re-donation behaviour.…”

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Predicting the Intention to Donate Blood among Blood Donors Using a Decision Tree Algorithm

Salazar-Concha

Ramírez-Correa

2021

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The blood donation process is essential for health systems. Therefore, the ability to predict donor flow has become relevant for hospitals. Although it is possible to predict this behaviour intention from donor questionnaires, the need to reduce social contact in pandemic settings leads to decreasing the extension of these surveys with the minimum loss of predictivity. In this context, this study aims to predict the intention to give blood again, among donors, based on a limited number of attributes. This research uses data science and learning concepts based on symmetry in a particular classification to predict blood donation intent. We carried out a face-to-face survey of Chilean donors based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour. These data, including control variables, were analysed using the decision tree technique. The results indicate that it is possible to predict the intention to donate blood again with an accuracy of 84.17% and minimal variables. The added scientific value of this article is to propose a more simplified way of measuring a multi-determined social phenomenon, such as the intention to donate blood again and the application of the decision tree technique to achieve this simplification, thereby contributing to the field of data science.

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Using Digital Platforms to Promote Blood Donation: Motivational and Preliminary Evidence from Latin America and Spain

Cited by 15 publications

References 99 publications

Blood donors' usage intentions of donation appointment‐scheduling systems during the COVID‐19 pandemic and beyond

Blood donors' usage intentions of donation appointment‐scheduling systems during the COVID‐19 pandemic and beyond

Analysis and Design of an Information System for Blood Component Donations

Predicting the Intention to Donate Blood among Blood Donors Using a Decision Tree Algorithm

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