title: Blood donors and non-donors: a review of the research.
abstract: This review complements a report by Oswalt who reviewed blood donor motivation and recruitment. Thirty-one studies were reviewed that provided insight into blood donor motivation, blood donor characteristics, blood donor personality, and non-donor motivation. From the review, it was possible to draw conclusions regarding: 1) the most often identified reasons why donors give blood; 2) characteristics of donors; 3) personality traits of donors; and 4) the most often identified reasons why non-donors do not give blood.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010551:Personality