@Article{Malinowska-Lipień2015,
journal="Nursing Problems / Problemy Pielęgniarstwa",
issn="1233-9989",
volume="23",
number="4",
year="2015",
title="Factors influencing blood donation by blood donors in the Subcarpathia region",
abstract="  Introduction.  Public service is an integral part of the blood of Polish health care system. Regional Blood Center in Rzeszów is one of the public entities blood in Poland obliged to protect the blood and its components in Podkarpacie, and also authorized for distribution in this area throughout the country.    The aim of the study.  Understanding the factors that influence the unpaid blood donor blood through the Subcarpathia region.    Material and methods.  The study involved 214 donors from Subcarpathia region. Authoring tool was a questionnaire containing questions on socio-demographic data with regard to questions about the status of the Blood Donor, as well as the questions focused on determinants that may influence the decision about blood donation.    Results.  Most respondents were multiple blood donors (N = 167; 78.0%). First time donors accounted for 1/5 of respondents. The most frequently mentioned reason donate blood for the first time was a desire to help others (N = 146; 68.2%). Nearly 1/5 (N = 42) said that donating blood guided by the ability to perform basic research and medical consultation. Just for 3.7% of patients (N = 8) to make a decision about blood donation and blood donation frequency influenced able to benefit from relief of purchase free of drugs.    Conclusions.  Established by law privileges for blood donors by blood donor used, but they are not major boost determining their decision, and only encouraging factor, or offsetting. Nursing Topics 2015; 23 (4): 477–483 ",
author="Malinowska-Lipień, Iwona
and Kołodziej, Danuta
and Kawalec-Kajstura, Ewa
and Gabryś, Teresa
and Reczek, Agata
and Syska, Angelika",
pages="477--483",
doi="10.5603/PP.2015.0078",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5603/PP.2015.0078"
}