Preliminary development of a questionnaire measuring patient views of participation in clinical trials.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to develop a questionnaire for measuring patient perceptions of participating in clinical trials. Development was based on earlier research on patient views of involvement in medical care and a literature review. Patients were recruited from an ongoing clinical trial focused on cardiovascular illness and from an outpatient psychiatry department. Factor analysis was conducted on a pilot version of the questionnaire in 2016 and on a revised version in 2017. RESULTS:A total of 53 patients were recruited for the pilot study and 55 were recruited for the main study, substantially below the goal of 100 participants. Factor analysis revealed six factors measuring aspects of patients' perceptions of participating in clinical trials, including motivation, risks and benefi

SUBMITTER: Arnetz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805544 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature