Darbo tikslas - įvertinti Kauno donorystės centro donorų nemokamos donorystės galimą pokytį bei motyvaciją duoti kraujo ir su ja susijusius veiksnius. Metodika. Buvo vykdomas dviejų metų palyginamasis tyrimas, tyrime buvo apklausiami 2009 metų ir 2011 metų kraujo donorai, kurie atėjo duoti kraujo į Kauno kraujo donorystės centrą. Respondentams buvo pateikta anoniminė anketa, kurią sudarė 20 klausimų, apimantys bendrąją informaciją, informaciją apie žinias bei nuomonę. 2009 metais buvo išdalinta 330 anketų, o pavyko apklausti 330 donorų. 2011 metais buvo išdalinta 250 anketų, respondentai atsakė į 212 anketas. Respondentų amžius svyravo nuo 18 iki 58 m. Hipotezėms, kad požymiai tarpusavyje susiję, tikrinti skaičiuotas chi kvadrato (χ2) kriterijus. Rezultatai. Nagrinėjant 2009 metų Kauno kraujo donorystės centro donorų motyvus ir su ja susijusius veiksnius buvo nustatyta, kad Kauno kraujo centre besilankantys donorai dažniausiai gauna piniginę kompensaciją. Taip pat nustatėme, kad efektyviausias informavimo būdas, kurį įvardino respondentai buvo reklama per radiją ir televiziją. Kraujo donorus vyrus labiau motyvuoja gaunama nauda už kraujo davimą, tuo tarpu moterys labiau duoda kraujo pastūmėtos altruizmo. Tyrimas parodė, kad vyrai dažniau tampa pastoviais kraujo donorais nei moterys. Nagrinėdami respondentų atsakymus 2011 metais, nustatėme: dažniausiai kraujo donorai donorystės centre gauna piniginę kompensaciją už kraujo davimą; dažniau kraujo duoda vyrai; populiariausiu... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Purpose of a Work: to evaluate a possible change of Kaunas blood donation center donors in non-paid blood donation, motivation to give blood and factors related with it. Methodology. A comparative two year reseach was managed in 2009th and 2011th. Blood donors that came to Kaunas blood donation center were questioned. In 2009th 330 questionnaires from 330 blood donors were collected. In 2011th 250 questionnaires were shared and 212 collected. Age of respondents varies from 18 to 58 y.o. Statistical analysis was made by using SPSS 20.0 version. To prove hypotheses about a connection between factors Chi Square (χ2) was used. Results. When analysing motives of Kaunas blood donation center donors and factors that impact them in 2009, it was stated that usually blood donors get money for donations. The most effective way to inform donors was advertising through radio and television. Male blood donors were more often motivated by the gain that they got for donating blood while women were more motivated by altruism. The research has shown that men became regular blood donors more often compared to women. When analysing data of 2011th, results shown that blood donors in blood donation center usually got money for donating blood. Men gave blood more often. Television is the most popular source of information. Just like in 2009, women were motivated by altruism while men were looking for additional gain. Conclusions. Blood donation system in Lithuania is not working effectively... [to full text]

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 97-107). / ix, 107 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Bibliography: leaves 238-253. / xviii, 261 leaves ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Through a methodological blend of hermeneutics, phenomenology and social constructionism the experiences of donor parents are presented. Using a process of dialogical interpretation the themes of Unprepared, Uncertainty, Waiting, Watching, Waiting and Aloneness have been developed to expand our understanding of donor parents experiences. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Clinical Nursing, 1999

This thesis explored the impact on whole blood donors of a six month deferral from giving blood due to a low haemoglobin (Hb) concentration. The aims were two-fold: first, to quantify the effect of a temporary deferral on donation patterns once eligible to return, and second, to identify the processes contributing to the effect. The mixed methods design utilised four distinct research phases: statistical analysis of donation patterns over a three year period, surveys of whole blood donors three and twelve months after deferral, and semi-structured interviews with 25 blood donors in the weeks immediately following deferral. Deferral for a low Hb increased the likelihood of non-return in both new and repeat donors, and, amongst those who did return, delayed first return, reduced donation frequency and increased the likelihood of drop-out in later years. Qualitative interviews suggested that, predominantly, individuals give blood because it represents an easy and convenient way to help others, and provides additional rewards, such as enhancing positive self-concepts and a free health check. Returning promptly after deferral appears to be related to three aspects of a person and his/her context: an individual’s other obligations, especially parenting; the extent to which donation is considered personally rewarding; and whether donation arrangements were facilitated by a range of supports prior to deferral. Over three quarters of surveyed deferred donors seek further advice and investigations from their medical practitioner and nearly half of those are encouraged to change their donation patterns. With the exception of having a low haemoglobin level confirmed at follow-up testing, experiences seeking further investigations were not associated with either intentions or return. Triangulation of findings suggests that deferral disrupts the habit of regular donation, and that this disruption makes donors more vulnerable to changes to their personal circumstances or collection practices. Deferral may also increase the perceived inconvenience of the activity, decrease self-perceptions of competence and good health, and diminish the “blood donor” identity. Practical implications of these findings are recommendations that may increase retention of deferred donors, including encouraging donors to return promptly once eligible, enhancing the convenience of blood donation, and improving aspects of the deferral event. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1381077 / Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Adelaide, School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, 2010

This thesis explored the impact on whole blood donors of a six month deferral from giving blood due to a low haemoglobin (Hb) concentration. The aims were two-fold: first, to quantify the effect of a temporary deferral on donation patterns once eligible to return, and second, to identify the processes contributing to the effect. The mixed methods design utilised four distinct research phases: statistical analysis of donation patterns over a three year period, surveys of whole blood donors three and twelve months after deferral, and semi-structured interviews with 25 blood donors in the weeks immediately following deferral. Deferral for a low Hb increased the likelihood of non-return in both new and repeat donors, and, amongst those who did return, delayed first return, reduced donation frequency and increased the likelihood of drop-out in later years. Qualitative interviews suggested that, predominantly, individuals give blood because it represents an easy and convenient way to help others, and provides additional rewards, such as enhancing positive self-concepts and a free health check. Returning promptly after deferral appears to be related to three aspects of a person and his/her context: an individual’s other obligations, especially parenting; the extent to which donation is considered personally rewarding; and whether donation arrangements were facilitated by a range of supports prior to deferral. Over three quarters of surveyed deferred donors seek further advice and investigations from their medical practitioner and nearly half of those are encouraged to change their donation patterns. With the exception of having a low haemoglobin level confirmed at follow-up testing, experiences seeking further investigations were not associated with either intentions or return. Triangulation of findings suggests that deferral disrupts the habit of regular donation, and that this disruption makes donors more vulnerable to changes to their personal circumstances or collection practices. Deferral may also increase the perceived inconvenience of the activity, decrease self-perceptions of competence and good health, and diminish the “blood donor” identity. Practical implications of these findings are recommendations that may increase retention of deferred donors, including encouraging donors to return promptly once eligible, enhancing the convenience of blood donation, and improving aspects of the deferral event. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1381077 / Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Adelaide, School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, 2010

Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Univ., 2003. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Univ. Politécnica, Diss.--Barcelona, 2003. / Literaturverz. S. [251] - 268.

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1995. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-56).

Thesis (MCur (Nursing Science))--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references.

This dissertation explores what factors and institutions influence individual decision making and their economic impacts on the society, using approaches of laboratory and field experiments. The first essay addresses the effect of communication on cooperation. The second essay explores various types of public recognition, and their impacts on individual donation. The third essay studies how principals use their time in K-12 schools and the potential impact on student and school outcomes. The first essay employs a laboratory experiment including three factors in human interactions, a noisy environment, indefinite length of interactions, and various levels of communication, to study what factors make individuals more cooperative. Results show that subjects are less cooperative in a noisy environment, and communication via fixed messages is not a remedy for the low cooperation rate in this noisy environment. However, communication via free messages leads to more cooperations, and it maintains cooperation rate at a high level over time. The second essay is a joint work with Yefeng Chen, Haoran He, and Jun Luo. We conduct a field experiment to investigate how public recognition influences individual charitable giving. We design five treatments with distinct public recognition schemes and vary the timing when we offer opportunities of public recognition. Results show that both donation amount and participation rate are significantly higher when we mandate recognition. However, public recognition offered before donation crowds out small donations and thus lowers the participation rate. We claim that public recognition is a “double-edged sword” on individual charitable giving. The third essay is a joint work with Mary Mira. We conduct a principal motion study in Fulton County, Georgia and shadow 30 school principals from all levels of public K-12 schools for two work days. We link our observational data with student performance data from state-wide standard scores. Results show that principals’ time spend on building and maintaining school culture and school climate, as well as evaluating teachers and school staff are most positively related to student performance.