Perceptions of donors and recipients regarding blood donation

AUTOR(ES)

Conceição, Vander Monteiro da, Araújo, Jeferson Santos, Oliveira, Rafaela Azevedo Abrantes de, Santana, Mary Elizabeth de, Zago, Márcia Maria Fontão

FONTE

Rev. Bras. Hematol. Hemoter.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2016-09

RESUMO

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify the perceptions of blood donors and recipients regarding the act of donating blood. METHOD: This descriptive study with a survey design focuses on subjective and cultural aspects. Twenty donors and 20 recipients in the blood bank at the time of data collection participated in the study. Interviews were analyzed according to deductive thematic analysis. RESULTS: Two themes emerged - perceptions of donors and perceptions of recipients. Both groups saw the act of donating blood as something positive, though donors associated their reports with the experiences of people close to them who needed blood transfusions, while the recipients associated donations with the maintenance of their lives as, for them, a blood transfusion was a necessary medical treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Perceptions regarding blood donations are culturally constructed, as the participants associated knowledge acquired in the social world with moral issues and their life experiences. Hence, in addition to helping others, these individuals feel socially and morally rewarded.

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