Donor InSight:characteristics and representativeness of a Dutch cohort study on blood and plasma donors

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: More insight into donor health and behaviour may contribute to more efficient and focused strategies regarding donor care and management. Donor InSight (DIS) is a Dutch cohort study of blood and plasma donors. We aimed to outline the objectives and methods of DIS, describe the cohort, and compare it to the active Dutch donor population. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 2007-2009 (DIS-I, n = 31 338) and 2012-2013 (DIS-II, 34 826, of whom 22 132 also participated in DIS-I) questionnaire data on demographics, donation, lifestyle, family composition, health and disease were col... Mehr ...