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Abstract: This report describes a cognitive interviewing study conducted by the Questionnaire Design Research Laboratory (QDRL) at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to examine the performance of the long form version of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) Uniform Blood Donor History Questionnaire (UBDHQ). The questionnaire is used by most U.S. blood centers to screen potential blood donors. Study objectives were to assess question interpretation, understand potential donors’ processes for formulating a response, identify question design problems that could increase inaccurate reports, and compare interpretations between those in different geographic regions. Given current scrutiny of the blood donor deferral policy of Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), interpretations between MSM and non-MSM respondents also were compared. One hundred and sixty-six cognitive interviews were conducted among a diverse group of respondents in five locations across the United States; MSM were intentionally over recruited.
Willson, S., Miller, K., Ryan, M. (2013). Cognitive Interviewing Study Findings of the Uniform Blood Donor History Questionnaire. National Center for Health Statistics. Hyattsville, MD. https://wwwn.cdc.gov/QBank/Report.aspx?1132