title: Increasing participation of blood donors in a bone-marrow registry.
abstract: In an experiment to increase recruitment of unrelated bone-marrow donors, Ss were selected from a list of people who had donated blood within the past 24 months. They were randomly assigned to 3 groups. Members of the experimental group, 2 months before receiving a mailed brochure about a bone-marrow registry, were complimented on being blood donors and asked to complete a self-descriptive questionnaire. One control group received only the mailed brochure, and the other did not receive any mailing. The experimental group joined the registry at over 2 times the control-group rates. These results appear to be attributable to an attitude change associated with being recognized as a special group that contributed to the community's welfare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Sarason
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Sarason
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Slichter
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Beatty
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Bolgiano
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014019:Tissue Donors
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens