An apple a day: Habit formation in medication adherence.

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Marquez-Padilla, F. (2015). An apple a day: Habit formation in medication adherence (Department of Economics, Princeton University).
In this paper I study the causal effect of prescription duration on medical nonadherence and explore its effects on habit formation. By exploiting a recent change in policy made b…

Factors influencing blood donation: A cross-sectional survey in Guangzhou, China.

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Ou-Yang, J., Bei, C.-H., He, B., & Rong, X. (2017). Factors influencing blood donation: A cross-sectional survey in Guangzhou, China. Transfusion Medicine, 27(4), 256–267.
Objectives: The present study aimed to determine major factors that influence blood donation in China. Background: Factors affecting blood donation often vary in various populatio…

Giving blood and enrolling on the stem cell donor registry: Ranking of obstacles and motives in Switzerland.

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Bart, T., Volken, T., Fischer, Y., & Taleghani, B. M. (2014). Giving blood and enrolling on the stem cell donor registry: Ranking of obstacles and motives in Switzerland. Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 41(4), 264-72.
Background: To obtain a better understanding of factors affecting blood and blood stem cell donation behavior in Switzerland, a series of studies has been performed. In the recent…

Easy come, easy go. Retention of blood donors.

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van Dongen, A. (2015). Easy come, easy go. Retention of blood donors. Transfusion Medicine, 25(4), 227–233.
Retention of blood donors has benefits over recruitment of new blood donors. Retention is defined as preventing donors from lapsing and eventually becoming inactive. This review p…

Factors that motivate and hinder blood donation in Greece.

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Marantidou, O., Loukopoulou, L., Zervou, E., Martinis, G., Egglezou, A., Fountouli, P., … & Maniatis, A. (2007). Factors that motivate and hinder blood donation in Greece. Transfusion Medicine, 17(6), 443–450.
Donations in Greece are insufficient to cover the high transfusion needs arising from large numbers of thalassaemia and sickle cell anaemia patients and the implementation of new …

The blood-donation experience: Perceived physical, psychological and social impact of blood donation on the donor.

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Nilsson Sojka, B., & Sojka, P. (2003). The blood-donation experience: Perceived physical, psychological and social impact of blood donation on the donor. Vox Sanguinis, 84(2), 120–128.
Background and Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the impact and effects of blood donation on blood donors as perceived and reported by donors themselves.  Materials and…

Community attitudes to remunerated blood donation in Australia: Results from a national telephone survey.

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Bambrick, H., & Gallego, G. (2013). Community attitudes to remunerated blood donation in Australia: Results from a national telephone survey. Transfusion Medicine, 23(5), 302–308.
Background: Blood in Australia is sourced through voluntary, non-remunerated donations. With periodic shortages in supply, increasing demand for blood products and a donor base th…

Hand hygiene among nurses in Turkey: Opinions and practices.

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Akyol, A. D. (2007). Hand hygiene among nurses in Turkey: Opinions and practices. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(3), 431-437.
Aims and objectives: This study aims to identify nurses' practices and opinions of handwashing during routine patient care.  Background: Transmission of microorganisms from the h…

The habitus of hygiene: Discourses of cleanliness and infection control in nursing work.

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Brown, B., Crawford, P., Nerlich, B., & Koteyko, N. (2008). The habitus of hygiene: Discourses of cleanliness and infection control in nursing work. Social Science & Medicine, 67(7), 1047-1055.
This paper reports upon a qualitative interview study of 22 matrons, infection control staff and operating theatre staff who were questioned about their working lives and the role…

Factors influencing hand washing behaviour in primary schools: Process evaluation within a randomized controlled trial.

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Chittleborough, C. R., Nicholson, A. L., Basker, E., Bell, S., & Campbell, R. (2012). Factors influencing hand washing behaviour in primary schools: Process evaluation within a randomized controlled trial. Health Education Research, 27(6), 1055-1068.
This article explores factors that may influence hand washing behaviour among pupils and staff in primary schools. A qualitative process evaluation within a cluster randomized con…

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