Biobanking in Israel 2016-17; expressed perceptions versus real life enrollment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As part of the preparations to establish a population-based biobank in a large Israeli health organization, we aimed to investigate through focus groups the knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of insured Israelis, toward biobanking, and then, after input from focus groups' participants, to empirically assess the impact of a revised recruitment process on recruitment rates.

Methods

1) Six Focus group discussions were conducted (n = 10 per group) with individuals who had routine blood laboratory tests taken in the last 2 years. 2) After addressing the issues raised in the focus groups and revising the recruitment process, individuals undergoing routine blood tests in phlebotomy clinics (N = 10,262) were invited to participate in the future biobank.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Koren G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5693555 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature