The Role of Donors' Psychological Status and Given Structured Information in Increasing Convalescent Plasma Procurement/ Konvalesan Plazma Tedarikini Artirmada Donorlerin Psikolojik Durumlarinin ve Verilen Yapilandirilmis Bilgilerin Rolu

• Published in: Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia (SCIE) Vol. 34; no. 4; p. 358
• Main Authors: Demirkan, Arda Kazim, Aktimur, Sude Hatun, Genc, Necla Gokce, Sen, Ahmet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Turkish
• Published: KARE Publishing 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Blood donors; Blood plasma; Epidemics; Evaluation; Health aspects; Health literacy; Safety and security measures; Social aspects; Turkey; Turkey
• ISSN: 2587-0998
• DOI: 10.14744/scie.2022.57983

Objective: Promising reports from recent studies show the effect of convalescent plasma as an adjunct alternative in treatment. The subject of our study is evaluating the current knowledge level about convalescent plasma donation and psychometric properties of possible plasma donors and their change of tendency toward being donors after receiving structured information. Methods: Four hundred plasma donor candidates were assessed for their current knowledge level, anxiety, depression, and health anxiety scores. Their tendency to be voluntary plasma donors before and after structured information was evaluated with surveys. Results: In participants who are undereducated or uneducated, correct information changed the decision of being a plasma donor more than educated persons, and the statistical difference between donors that have different education levels nearly disappeared with sufficient knowledge (0.006 vs. 0.037, p values). Furthermore, the previous blood donation or need for blood products in the past was important factors to be a plasma donor volunteer, regardless of sufficient information. After the structured information given, it was observed that the psychological states of the participants had no effect on plasma donation tendencies. Conclusion: It was observed that after the correct information, the dispositional differences between the individuals disappeared, regardless of the psychological and educational status of the individuals. Furthermore, this study suggests that the previous blood donation history is a predictive factor for being a plasma donor; so, interventions to encourage blood donation are seen as an effective approach for the long-term to increase plasma donation supply in acute situations. The results of our study emphasize that informing individuals and society is one of the basic approaches to increase plasma donation in the short- and long-term. Keywords: Pandemic; patient education; plasma donation; psychology. Amac: Son calismalardan elde edilen umut verici raporlar, tedavide yardimci bir alternatif olarak konvalesan plazmanin etkisini gostermistir. Calismamizin amaci, olasi plazma bagiscilarinin, konvalesan plazma bagisi konusunda mevcut bilgi duzeylerini, psikometrik ozelliklerini ve yapilandirilmis bilgiler verildikten sonra bagisci olma egilimlerinin degisimini degerlendirmektir. Gerec ve Yontem: Dort yuz plazma bagiscisi adayi mevcut bilgi duzeyleri, kaygi, depresyon ve saglik kaygisi puanlari acisindan degerlendirildi. Yapilandirilmis bilgilerden once ve sonra gonullu plazma bagiscisi olma egilimleri anketlerle degerlendirildi. Bulgular: Daha az egitimli veya egitimsiz katilimcilarda, dogru bilgi plazma bagiscisi olma kararini egitimli kisilere gore daha fazla degistirmis ve egitim duzeyleri arasindaki istatistiksel fark yeterli bilgi ile neredeyse ortadan kalkmistir (0.006'ya karsi 0.037, p degerleri). Ayrica, onceden kan bagisi yapmis olmak veya daha once kan urunlerine ihtiyac duymak, yeterli bilgiye bakilmaksizin plazma bagiscisi gonullusu olmak icin onemli faktorlerdir. Verilen yapilandirilmis bilgilerden sonra katilimcilarin psikolojik durumlarinin plazma bagis egilimleri uzerinde herhangi bir etkisinin olmadigi gozlemlendi. Sonuc: Dogru bilgi verildikten sonra bireylerin psikolojik durumlari ve egitim durumlari ne olursa olsun bireyler arasindaki yatkinlik farkliliklarinin ortadan kalktigi gozlemlenmistir. Ayrica, bu calismada onceki kan bagisi oykusunun plazma bagiscisi olmak icin ongorucu bir faktor oldugu sonucuna ulasilmistir; bu nedenle, uzun vadede kan bagisini tesvik etmeye yonelik mudahaleler, akut durumlarda plazma bagisi arzini artirmak icin etkili bir yaklasim olarak gorulmektedir. Calismamizin sonuclari, kisa ve uzun vadede plazma bagisini artirmak icin bireyleri ve toplumu bilgilendirmenin temel yaklasimlardan biri oldugunu vurgulamaktadir. Anahtar Sozcukler: Hasta egitimi, pandemi, plazma bagisi, psikoloji.