REPRESENT: REPresentativeness of RESearch data obtained through the 'General Informed ConsENT'.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We assessed potential consent bias in a cohort of > 40,000 adult patients asked by mail after hospitalization to consent to the use of past, present and future clinical and biological data in an ongoing 'general consent' program at a large tertiary hospital in Switzerland.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, all adult patients hospitalized between April 2019 and March 2020 were invited to participate to the general consent program. Demographic and clinical characteristics were extracted from patients' electronic health records (EHR). Data of those who provided written consent (signatories) and non-responders were compared and analyzed with R studio.

Results

Of 44,819 patients approached, 10,299 (23%) signed the form. Signatories were older (median a

SUBMITTER: Bosmani C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9926654 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature