2011, Cilt 18, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 017-026
Examination of Negative Sign-Symptoms Seen During Bloodletting and the Level of Anxiety from Individuals which are Donating Blood
Yard. Doç. Dr. Fatma BİRGİLİ1, Şengül AYDIN2
1Muğla Üniversitesi Muğla Üniversitesi Muğla Sağlık Yüksekokulu, Hemşirelik, Muğla, Türkiye
2Muğla Üniversitesi Muğla Üniversitesi Muğla Sağlık Yüksekokulu Mezunu, Hemşirelik, Muğla, Türkiye
Keywords: Individual, pain, blood collection, negative symptoms, anxiety

Objective: This descriptive study was carried out with the purpose of examining the negative symptoms, anxiety and pain in individuals which are donating blood.

Material and Methods: The population of the study was consisted of individuals, the sample of 142 who are donating blood participating in a Laboratory. The data were collected between 2011 until January-February. Questionnaire, visuel analog-state anxiety scala was used in collecting data. Kruskal-Wallis, t test, Wilcoxon One-Way ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used in analysing the data. Written consent was obtained from institutions and verbal consent was obtained from individuals, necessary to study.

Results: Thirtyone percent of the individuals were in 18-30 age group, 56.3% were female, 36.6% are high school graduates, 69.7% were donated bloodletting for the first time, 2.1% were defered to go to health facilities for fear of giving blood, 20.4% were afraid of hurt the needle during the blood collection. The mean pain intensity was found as 2.33±1.23 during bloodletting in donors. Training status of individuals were found to be significantly correlated with the state anxiety scale total score (p<0.05).

Coclusion: Individuals who were donating blood are feeling low level pain. It was observed that in approximately half of individuals were experiencing negative symptoms afterwards bloodletting.