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Health history questionnaire - views and opinions of blood donors

Introduction: Several blood safety precautions have been implemented to increase the safety of blood supply. These include an extensive health history interview, laboratory screening tests and the option to self-defer after donation. Thirty years ago the donor health history questions were simple and brief, while today blood donors must negotiate a complex, personally intrusive questionnaire. What do blood donors think about this questionnaire? Are answers sincere? Aim and Methods: This issue was explored by asking a sample of 1000 regular blood donors. The questionnaire included three questions: usefulness, frequency and sincerity in answering questions. Donors could choose one of the offered answers and elaborate in writing the answer they have chosen. Results: Of the 1000 donors that participated in the survey 947 (97.4%) answered the questionnaire, 820 (86.6%) men and 127 (13.4%) women. That the survey was useful thought 91 % and 9% that it was not. Opinions were elaborated by 61.1%. That the questionnaire should be completed before each blood donation was the opinion of 81.2%, 17% thought it should be filled out only the first time blood is donated and 1.8% that the questionnaire should not be completed at all. The answers given were sincere in 95.4% of blood donors, 2% were not and 2.6% were given automatically – without comprehension. Conclusion: Most donors believe that completing the questionnaire before each blood donation is an effective way to increase safety by preventing potentially infected individuals from donating blood. They are also aware of the importance of answering questions truthfully because the end result is protecting the wellbeing of both blood donors and receivers.

Questionnaire; health history; blood donors; views

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