Factors influencing the willingness to participate in medical research: a nationwide survey in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Participation rate is one of the main challenges medical researchers face. We examined how demographic background and trust in medical research affect the willingness of people to participate in medical research in Taiwan.

Methods

Data from the 2011 Taiwan Genomic Survey (a nationwide representative face-to-face survey) were analyzed. The survey included a vignette of a researcher conducting a clinical trial of an investigative medicinal product, and questions for interviewees regarding their willingness to participate in research after they were informed of the scenario description. A total of 3,159 people, aged 18 to 70 years, were sampled, and 1,538 of them completed the survey. With missing data excluded, a total of 1,389 respondents were included in the final

SUBMITTER: Liu HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5987748 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature