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Intensification of donor interviewing procedures: a feasibility study
D J van Rhenen1, M H Molijn, J Gorgels
1Red Cross Blood Bank Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Objective:
To determine the feasibility and acceptability for the blood donor of an intensified blood donor interviewing procedure on high-risk factors for infectious diseases. To answer the question whether an intensified blood donor interviewing procedure would lead to an unacceptable loss of blood donors.
Design:
Feasibility study.
Setting:
Red Cross Bloodbank Rotterdam. DONORS: Study group of 240 first-time donors.
Interventions:
Intensified donor interviewing techniques by direct questioning and workload assessment.
Results:
Intensified interviewing was welcomed by 88-91% of first-time donors and rejected by 2-5%. On the question whether the intensified interviewing procedure should be the standard approach of the blood bank the answer was positive in 76-82% of first-time donors and negative in 11-14%. No blood donors indicated that this would be a reason to withdraw from blood donation. The workload for the blood bank physician increased by approximately 30%.
Conclusion:
The approach of intensified donor interviewing techniques in first-time donors is acceptable both to the donors and the blood bank workload.