Investigation and analysis of Chinese public 's cognition for clinical research.
10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2023.220242
- Author:
Aijing LUO
1
;
Juan LIU
2
;
Chang LIU
3
;
Yuxia XIANG
3
;
Guoping YANG
3
;
Zhijun HUANG
4
Author Information
1. Clinical Research Center For Cardiovascular Intelligent Healthcare in Hunan Province, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011. luoaj@csu.edu.cn.
2. Scientific Research Office, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013.
3. Research Center for Clinical Trials, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China.
4. Scientific Research Office, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410013. huangzj@csu.edu.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
clinical research;
knowledge popularization;
public cognition;
questionnaire survey
- MeSH:
Humans;
China;
East Asian People;
Educational Status;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Public Opinion;
Knowledge;
Biomedical Research
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2023;48(1):130-137
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:Clinical research plays a vital role in disease research and population health. The public is the main source of clinical research volunteers. Understanding the public's cognition of clinical research plays a decisive role in the development of clinical research. This study aims to understand the Chinese public's cognition for clinical research and the influencing factors.
METHODS:The questionnaire based on Chinese-translated Public Awareness of Research for Therapeutic Advancements through Knowledge and Empowerment (PARTAKE) was used to investigate the public's cognition for clinical research.
RESULTS:Of the 2 513 valid respondents, 91.84% had heard of "clinical research", 91.76% of the respondents believed that clinical research was beneficial to society, 65.90% were willing to participate in clinical research, 87.50% believed that confidentiality was a very important thing, 73.70% believed that their personal information had been protected when participating in clinical research, and, 46.40% did not know whether volunteers participating in clinical research could receive adequate compensation. Educational levels, employment status, and annual income impacted in public perceptions of willingness to participate in clinical research, especially in privacy protection, informed consent, whether clinical research is intended for society, compensation for clinical research, and safety of clinical research (all P<0.01).
CONCLUSIONS:The Chinese public's cognition level for clinical research is acceptable, but there is still a lot of room for improvement in privacy protection, informed consent, and compensation. By designing a reasonable knowledge training program for clinical research and using the multimedia, improving access to the relevant knowledge, more public will know about clinical research recruitment information, which is of great significance for the development of clinical research in China.
