TY  - JOUR
T1  - COVID-19 patients’ attitudes and associated factors related to convalescent plasma donation
TT  - COVİD-19 tanısı almış hastaların immün plazma bağışına yönelik görüşleri ve etkileyen faktörler
AU  - Yalçın Atar, Nurdan
AU  - Açıksöz, Semra
AU  - Ünal, Zülfiye
PY  - 2025
DA  - May
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.21673/anadoluklin.1591924
JF  - Anatolian Clinic the Journal of Medical Sciences
JO  - Anatolian Clin
PB  - Hayat Sağlık ve Sosyal Hizmetler Vakfı
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2149-5254
SP  - 253
EP  - 261
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the attitudes of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 towards convalescent plasma donation and the factors influencing these attitudes.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted through face-to-face interviews with 125 patients treated in a COVID-19 clinic. Data were collected using a descriptive information form and the Convalescent Plasma Donation Attitude Form (CPDAF).Results: The mean CPDAF score of the patients was 2.97±0.47 (Min=2.06; Max=4.71). Age, education level, employment status, cohabitation status, previous blood donation experience, the presence of individuals in the environment who have donated blood, the presence of another illness, and knowledge about COVID-19 convalescent plasma donation explained 41.9% of the total variance in the convalescent plasma attitude (R2=0,419).Conclusion: COVID-19 patients had an ambivalent attitude towards convalescent plasma donation. Information and education level significantly affect COVID-19 patients’ attitudes towards immune plasma donation. Plasma donation promotion policies should focus particularly on increasing education and information levels.
KW  - Attitude
KW  - blood donors
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - passive immunization
KW  - plasma
N2  - Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı COVID-19 tanısı konulan hastaların immün plazma bağışına yönelik tutumlarını ve etkileyen faktörleri incelemektir.Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel araştırma, COVID-19 kliniğinde tedavi edilen 125 hasta ile yüz yüze görüşme yöntemiyle gerçekleştirildi. Araştırma verileri, tanıtıcı bilgi formu ve İmmün Plazma Bağışına Yönelik Tutumlar Formu (İPBTF) ile toplandı.Bulgular: Hastaların İPBTF puan ortalaması 2,97±0,47 idi (Min=2.06; Maks=4.71). “Yaş, eğitim durumu, çalışma durumu, birlikte yaşanılan kişi, önceki kan bağışı deneyimi, çevrede kan bağışında bulunan bireylerin varlığı, başka bir hastalığın varlığı ve COVID-19 immün plazma bağışıyla ilgili bilgi, immün plazma bağışına yönelik tutum düzeyindeki toplam değişimin %41,9’unu açıklamaktadır (R²=0,419).Sonuç: COVID-19 hastaları immün plazma bağışına yönelik kararsız bir tutuma sahipti. Konu ile ilgili bilgi varlığı ve eğitim durumu COVID-19 hastalarının immün plazma bağışına yönelik tutumlarını etkilemektedir. Plazma bağışı teşvik edici politikalar, özellikle eğitim ve bilgi düzeyini artırmaya yönelik olmalıdır.
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