Role of Incentives in the Use of Blockchain-Based Platforms for Sharing Sensitive Health Data: Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blockchain is an emerging technology that enables secure and decentralized approaches to reduce technical risks and governance challenges associated with sharing data. Although blockchain-based solutions have been suggested for sharing health information, it is still unclear whether a suitable incentive mechanism (intrinsic or extrinsic) can be identified to encourage individuals to share their sensitive data for research purposes.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate how important extrinsic incentives are and what type of incentive is the best option in blockchain-based platforms designed for sharing sensitive health information.

Methods

In this study, we conducted 3 experiments with 493 individuals to investigate the role of extrinsic incentives (ie,

SUBMITTER: Esmaeilzadeh P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10474518 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature