title: Temporary deferral and donor return.
abstract: Deferral from donation is usually for conditions that make the donor only temporarily unable to give. Based on questionnaires given to 1247 donors with subsequent follow-up of their donation records for 6 months, permanent psychological effects of deferral are suggested. Only one of 36 deferred first-time donors (2.8%) compared with 27.3 percent of those who were not deferred returned for a second donation during the next 6 months. Among most first-time donors, temporary deferral may be interpreted psychologically as providing a permanent excuse for not donating.
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D013997:Time Factors