A Survey of Attitudes of Experienced Blood Donors

This study examines the effects of a web-based motivational interview on 1) internal motivation to donate blood; 2) donor autonomy, competence and relatedness; and 3) donation intention and behavior. The study also evaluates whether group differences in donation intention and behavior are mediated by autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and in turn, internal motivation.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Blood Donors
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Motivational Interview; Behavioral: Knowledge Interview

Detailed Description

Voluntary blood donation is both important and necessary for the provision of a steady and safe blood supply. With an aging population and increased restrictions on who can donate blood, maintenance of a stable blood supply is essential. Although 38% of the United States population is eligible to donate, only 5% actually does so. Retention of donors is essential to assuring the continuity of a safe blood supply; repeat donors are safer, more cost effective, and less likely to experience adverse reactions. Current recruitment and retention methods may not be sufficient to encourage repeat donations. According to Self-Determination Theory, people are more likely to persist with behaviors that are internally versus externally motivated. Internal motivation is enhanced by supporting an individual's needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness. One intervention that has shown early promise as a novel method to enhance internal motivation to donate blood is motivational interviewing. However, implementation of a motivational interviewing intervention is costly and time consuming. Given the time and money required for training and delivery of a motivational interviewing intervention, the current study is designed to test the efficacy of a newly-developed web-based version of a motivational interview. Participants will be randomly assigned to complete either an on-line motivational interview about their blood donation experience or an on-line knowledge interview about blood donation.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1177
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Athens, Ohio, United States, 45701
      • Ohio University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject donated blood within the last week with New York Blood Center.
• Subject has made 2 or more blood donations.
• Subject is eligible to donate blood again.

Exclusion Criteria:

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Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Motivational Interview; Complete an on-line motivational interview regarding participants' blood donation experience.	Behavioral: Motivational Interview; A web-based computer-tailored intervention that includes open-ended questions, reflective responses, affirmations, and summarizing, as well as informing and advising. Specific topics include 1) individual motivations for giving, 2) the relationship between past donation behavior and the individual's personal goals/values, 3) donation importance and confidence rulers, 4) addressing donor concerns, and 5) summarizing.
Placebo Comparator: Knowledge Interview; Complete an on-line interview regarding participants' general knowledge about blood donation.	Behavioral: Knowledge Interview; A web-based interview that includes open-ended questions regarding blood donation knowledge.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Blood donation attempts	The number of blood donation attempts since their study participation will be obtained from the participants' donor records.	60 weeks after index donation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Donation Intention	Intent to donate blood within the next 8 weeks will be assessed using three questions on a 7-point Likert-type scale, from 1 (disagree) to 7 (agree): I plan to donate blood in the next 8 weeks., How likely is it that you will donate blood in the next 8 weeks? and I will donate blood in the next 8 weeks. Total scores on the scale range from 3 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater intention to donate.	on average 1 week after index donation; on average 2 days after interview; on average 7 weeks after interview
Donation Attitude	Attitudes toward blood donation will be assessed using a 6-item measure where individuals are asked to rate how donating blood in the next 8 weeks would seem using a 7-item Likert-type scale. The scale distinguishes between cognitive attitudes (evaluative judgments: useful versus useless, pointless versus worthwhile, the wrong thing to do versus the right thing to do) and affective attitudes (emotional reactions: unpleasant versus pleasant, unenjoyable versus enjoyable, frightening versus not frightening). Total scores on the scale range from 6 to 42, with higher scores reflecting more positive attitudes toward blood donation.	on average 1 week after index donation; on average 2 days after interview; on average 7 weeks after interview
Donation Perceived Behavioral Control	Individuals' perception of control over their ability to donate blood will be assessed using a 6-item measure that assesses two components of perceived behavioral control: self-efficacy (three items) and controllability (three items). Items on the self-efficacy sub-scale ask about how confident the participant is in their ability to donate blood in the next 8 weeks, while the controllability sub-scale assesses how much control participants feel they have over whether or not they donate blood. Participants are asked to rate each item on a 7-point Likert-type scale. Total scores on the scale range from 6 to 42, with higher scores reflecting greater perception of control over ones ability to donate blood.	on average 1 week after index donation; on average 2 days after interview; on average 7 weeks after interview
Donation Subjective Norms	Individuals' perception about subjective norms will be assessed using a six item, 7-point Likert-type scale, with anchors at 1 (disagree/unlikely) and 7 (agree/likely). Total scores on the scale range from 6 to 42. The measure assesses both descriptive norms (perceived behavior of others) and injunctive norms (what an individual believes others want from him/her).	on average 1 week after index donation; on average 2 days after interview; on average 7 weeks after interview
Blood Donor Identity	Blood Donor Identity will be measured using an 18-item scale that examines an individual's motivation to donate on the six motivational factors proposed by Self Determination Theory: amotivation, external regulation, introjected regulation, identified regulation, integrated regulation, and intrinsic regulation. Participants are asked to rate their agreement with each item on a 7-point Likert-type scale, with individual item scores ranging from 1 (not at all true) to 7 (very true). A composite score for the total scale is calculated by combining the six subscale scores using the weighting of -3, -2, -1, +1, +2, +3 for the amotivation, external regulation, introjected regulation, identified regulation, integrated regulation, and intrinsic regulation subscales, respectively, in order to produce a single Relative Autonomy Index score.	on average 1 week after index donation; on average 2 days after interview; on average 7 weeks after interview
Blood Donation Anxiety	Anxiety will be assessed using the Blood Donor Anxiety Scale, a six-item scale that assesses for both the presence (3 items) and absence (3 items) of anxiety. Participants rate their agreement on how relaxed, content, pleasant, tense, nervous and jittery they would feel if they donated blood on a 4-point scale, with anchors at 1 (not at all) and 4 (very much). Composite scores on the scale range from 3 to 12, with higher scores on the presence subscale reflecting more anxiety, and higher scores on the absence subscale reflecting less anxiety about a future donation.	on average 1 week after index donation; on average 2 days after interview; on average 7 weeks after interview
Blood Donor Ambivalence	The 6-item ambivalence scale asks participants to rate how true a statement is for them on a 7-point scale (1=Not at all true to 7=Very true). Separate subscale scores are calculated for commitment and indecision (scores ranging from 3 to 21 for each subscale).	on average 1 week after index donation; on average 2 days after interview; on average 7 weeks after interview
Psychological Need Support	To assess whether the Motivational Interview intervention supported the basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness, a 9-item Likert-type scale will be utilized (3 items per psychological need, anchors at 1 = Not at All and 7 = Extremely).	on average 2 days after interview
Treatment Evaluation	Participants will be asked a series of questions regarding their experience during the interview.	on average 2 days after interview

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ohio University
• Collaborators: New York Blood Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 3, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 22, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 4, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): April 5, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 25, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 21, 2019
• Last Verified: February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: blood donation; motivation; donor retention
• Other Study ID Numbers: 16-X-331

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: De-identified participant data may be obtained after data collection is completed. Individual participant data requests should be directed to the Principal Investigator.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No