Visits to general practitioners after iron-related deferrals from blood donation in middle-aged and older Australian blood donors.

Karki, S; Davison, TE; Liu, B; Bell, K; Olynyk, JK; Hayen, A; Irving, DO

Visits to general practitioners after iron-related deferrals from blood donation in middle-aged and older Australian blood donors.

Karki, S Davison, TE Liu, B Bell, K Olynyk, JK Hayen, A

Irving, DO

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Citation:: Transfusion, 2021
Issue Date:: 2021-10-07

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dc.contributor.author	Karki, S
dc.contributor.author	Davison, TE
dc.contributor.author	Liu, B
dc.contributor.author	Bell, K
dc.contributor.author	Olynyk, JK
dc.contributor.author	Hayen, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4046-8030
dc.contributor.author	Irving, DO
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-05T03:29:18Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-21
dc.date.available	2021-11-05T03:29:18Z
dc.date.issued	2021-10-07
dc.identifier.citation	Transfusion, 2021
dc.identifier.issn	0041-1132
dc.identifier.issn	1537-2995
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/151358
dc.description.abstract	<h4>Background</h4>Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (Lifeblood) advises donors to visit their general practitioner (GP) for medical follow-up if they are deferred from donating due to having a lower than acceptable level of hemoglobin (Hb) and/or serum ferritin (iron-related deferrals).<h4>Methods</h4>We used the Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study data linked to Lifeblood's donor datasets and other health administrative datasets. We examined the rate of visits to a GP after iron-related deferral from donation, and investigated whether an early visit to a GP (within 30 days following the deferral) had an impact on return to make successful donation within 12, 18, and 24 months compared to a delayed or no GP visit.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 1928 donors underwent iron-related deferral. The rate of visits to a GP in the first month after deferral was double the rate observed a month prior. However, only 52.4% of those deferred visited a GP early with slightly more than half of those receiving an iron-monitoring test. Return to donate over the 24 months was lower in donors visiting their GP early (adjusted Hazard Ratio [aHR] 0.86, 95% CI 0.77-0.97). Early GP visitors were likely to have a relatively poorer health than the delayed or no GP visit group.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Only half of the donors with an iron-related deferral followed advice from Lifeblood and visited their GP within 30 days of deferral, and these donors have a significantly reduced likelihood of future successful blood donation which may be due to their relatively poorer health status.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof	Transfusion
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/trf.16701
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1107 Immunology
dc.subject.classification	Cardiovascular System & Hematology
dc.title	Visits to general practitioners after iron-related deferrals from blood donation in middle-aged and older Australian blood donors.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences
utslib.for	1107 Immunology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
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Abstract:

Background

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (Lifeblood) advises donors to visit their general practitioner (GP) for medical follow-up if they are deferred from donating due to having a lower than acceptable level of hemoglobin (Hb) and/or serum ferritin (iron-related deferrals).

Methods

We used the Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study data linked to Lifeblood's donor datasets and other health administrative datasets. We examined the rate of visits to a GP after iron-related deferral from donation, and investigated whether an early visit to a GP (within 30 days following the deferral) had an impact on return to make successful donation within 12, 18, and 24 months compared to a delayed or no GP visit.

Results

A total of 1928 donors underwent iron-related deferral. The rate of visits to a GP in the first month after deferral was double the rate observed a month prior. However, only 52.4% of those deferred visited a GP early with slightly more than half of those receiving an iron-monitoring test. Return to donate over the 24 months was lower in donors visiting their GP early (adjusted Hazard Ratio [aHR] 0.86, 95% CI 0.77-0.97). Early GP visitors were likely to have a relatively poorer health than the delayed or no GP visit group.

Conclusions

Only half of the donors with an iron-related deferral followed advice from Lifeblood and visited their GP within 30 days of deferral, and these donors have a significantly reduced likelihood of future successful blood donation which may be due to their relatively poorer health status.

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