Table 4

Percentage of Participants who changed their responses to the five scenarios

Scenario
Change



More restrictive
[x/n (%)]
No change
[x/n (%)]
More permissive
[x/n (%)]
A) Prescribing information for improving care
22/78 (28.21)
42/78 (53.85)
14/78 (17.95)
B) Prescribing information for marketing research
13/78 (16.78)
52/78 (66.67)
13/78 (16.78)
C) Linking work, education or income to individual's health record
16/78 (20.51)
39/78 (50.00)
23/78 (29.49)
D1) Linking individual's information with leftover tissue for non commercial product development
23/78 (29.49)
37/78 (47.44)
18/78 (23.08)
D2) Linking individual's information with leftover tissue for profitable product development
15/78 (19.23)
39/78 (50.00)
24/78 (30.77)

* Excluding Hamilton survey, for which the full consent scale was not offered.

Willison et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2008 9:18   doi:10.1186/1472-6939-9-18