Quality assessment tool for Outdoor Blood Donation Drives: an Indian perspective
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.A new quality assessment tool for outdoor blood donation drives (OBDD) was developed and validated in India. The tool demonstrated reliability and can improve blood safety by evaluating OBDD quality.
Area Of Science
- Public Health
- Transfusion Medicine
- Quality Management
Background
- Assessing blood donation drive quality is crucial for blood safety.
- No validated tools currently exist for evaluating Outdoor Blood Donation Drives (OBDD).
Purpose Of The Study
- To develop and validate a quality assessment tool for OBDD in India.
- To establish a reliable method for evaluating the quality of outdoor blood donation activities.
Main Methods
- A 30-item questionnaire was developed and validated using psychometric tests.
- Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha.
- Factor analysis was employed to develop a refined 15-item tool.
Main Results
- The 30-item tool showed high content validity (mean I-CVI: 0.93) and reliability (Cronbach's alpha: 0.89).
- A significant percentage of assessed drives scored Grade B (67%) and Grade C (17%).
- A 15-item tool with good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: 0.80) was also developed.
Conclusions
- A valid and reliable 30-item and 15-item quality assessment tool for OBDD was successfully developed.
- These tools can be adapted globally to enhance the quality and safety of outdoor blood donation drives.
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