Spirituality and post-graduate students' attitudes towards blood donation

被引:4
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作者
Almeida, Rodrigo G. S. [1 ]
Martinez, Edson Z. [2 ]
Mazzo, Alessandra [2 ]
Trevizan, Maria A. [2 ]
Mendes, Isabel A. C. [2 ]
机构
[1] Ribeirao Preto Blood Ctr Fdn, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, BR-14040902 Sao Paulo, Brazil
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
关键词
Attitudes; blood donors; health service organization; spirituality; students;
D O I
10.1177/0969733012465999
中图分类号
B82 [伦理学(道德学)];
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摘要
College students have become more representative as blood donors, mainly to help other people. This study ascertained the association between spirituality and adherence or intention to donate blood in post-graduate students. In this quantitative and cross-sectional study, participants were 281 students from a post-graduate programme at a Brazilian public university. After complying with ethical requirements, data were collected through a questionnaire for sociodemographic characterization and identification of blood donation practices, followed by the Spiritual Well-Being Scale. Descriptive statistics and parametric tests were used for data analysis. A total of 74% of the participants were female and 26% were male. Previous experience and/or intention to donate blood were found in 75.3%; 14.3% donated blood periodically. In addition, 12.2% were not adept to donation and 12.5% were inapt. Spiritual Well-Being scores were similar between individuals who are not adept and those who donate periodically. In conclusion, in the sample, spirituality and blood donation are not associated, but spiritual well-being and gender are. To enhance blood donation, further research is needed.
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页码:392 / 400
页数:9
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