Visits to general practitioners after iron-related deferrals from blood donation in middle-aged and older Australian blood donors
Field | Value | Language |
dc.contributor.author | Karki, Surendra | |
dc.contributor.author | Davison, Tanya E | |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, Bette | |
dc.contributor.author | Bell, Katy J.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Olynyk, John K | |
dc.contributor.author | Hayen, Andrew | |
dc.contributor.author | Irving, David O | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-14T00:33:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-02-14T00:33:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | en_AU |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2123/30012 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_AU |
dc.language.iso | en | en_AU |
dc.publisher | Wiley | en_AU |
dc.relation.ispartof | Transfusion | en_AU |
dc.rights | Copyright All Rights Reserved | en_AU |
dc.subject | blood donor | en_AU |
dc.subject | iron-deficiency | en_AU |
dc.subject | deferral | en_AU |
dc.subject | health | en_AU |
dc.title | Visits to general practitioners after iron-related deferrals from blood donation in middle-aged and older Australian blood donors | en_AU |
dc.type | Article | en_AU |
dc.subject.asrc | 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology | en_AU |
dc.subject.asrc | 1117 Public Health and Health Services | en_AU |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/trf.16701 | |
dc.type.pubtype | Publisher's version | en_AU |
usyd.faculty | SeS faculties schools::Faculty of Medicine and Health::Sydney School of Public Health | en_AU |
usyd.citation.volume | 61 | en_AU |
usyd.citation.issue | 12 | en_AU |
usyd.citation.spage | 3335 | en_AU |
usyd.citation.epage | 3343 | en_AU |
workflow.metadata.only | Yes | en_AU |
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