A motivational interview promotes retention of blood donors with high internal motivation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Based on the hypothesis that self-determined motivation is associated with an increased likelihood of future behavior, the present study examined the ability of a motivational interview to promote internal motivation for giving blood and future donation attempts.

Study design and methods

A sample of 484 recent whole-blood and double red blood cell donors (62.4% female; age = 30.2 ± 11.8 years) were randomly assigned to either a telephone-delivered motivational interview or a control call approximately 6 weeks after donating. Several weeks before the call and again 1 week after the call, participants completed the Blood Donor Identity Survey, a multidimensional measure of donor motivation, to derive indices of amotivation, external motivation, and internal motivati

SUBMITTER: France CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5612846 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature