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Perceptions Towards Medical Research Participation: A Study from Jordan

PURPOSE: Progress and development in medical researches require the participation of volunteers in such research, but unfortunately, the participation rate is low. This study aimed to assess Jordanian public perceptions towards participation in medical research and to understand motivators and barri...

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Autores principales: Abu Farha, Rana, Alzoubi, Karem, Khabour, Omar, Mukattash, Tareq
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7500847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32982266
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S272696
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author Abu Farha, Rana
Alzoubi, Karem
Khabour, Omar
Mukattash, Tareq
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Alzoubi, Karem
Khabour, Omar
Mukattash, Tareq
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description PURPOSE: Progress and development in medical researches require the participation of volunteers in such research, but unfortunately, the participation rate is low. This study aimed to assess Jordanian public perceptions towards participation in medical research and to understand motivators and barriers that may affect their participation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted from December 2019 to February 2020. Adults from the public were invited to participate in this paper-based survey. The survey assessed public perception (values, trust and ethics), motivators, and barriers towards participation in medical research. RESULTS: During the study period, 2000 subjects were recruited. Around 82.3% (n = 1643) strongly agreed/agreed that medical research is important for the advancement of science. Helping the society was found to be the main motivators to participate in medical research (n = 1708, 85.4%), while time constrains (n = 1400, 70.0%), lack of opportunity (n = 1278, 63.9%), and the lack of knowledge and awareness about these researches (n = 1152, 57.6%) were among the top barriers towards the participation in medical research. Finally, results showed that previous participation in medical research was correlated with lower overall perception of values and ethics of research, and higher trust in research (p-value <0.001). CONCLUSION: Jordanians have positive perception toward participation in medical research, which could be improved by increasing awareness, trust, and training of researchers on responsible conduct of research(RCR) in the country.
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spelling pubmed-75008472020-09-24 Perceptions Towards Medical Research Participation: A Study from Jordan Abu Farha, Rana Alzoubi, Karem Khabour, Omar Mukattash, Tareq J Multidiscip Healthc Original Research PURPOSE: Progress and development in medical researches require the participation of volunteers in such research, but unfortunately, the participation rate is low. This study aimed to assess Jordanian public perceptions towards participation in medical research and to understand motivators and barriers that may affect their participation. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted from December 2019 to February 2020. Adults from the public were invited to participate in this paper-based survey. The survey assessed public perception (values, trust and ethics), motivators, and barriers towards participation in medical research. RESULTS: During the study period, 2000 subjects were recruited. Around 82.3% (n = 1643) strongly agreed/agreed that medical research is important for the advancement of science. Helping the society was found to be the main motivators to participate in medical research (n = 1708, 85.4%), while time constrains (n = 1400, 70.0%), lack of opportunity (n = 1278, 63.9%), and the lack of knowledge and awareness about these researches (n = 1152, 57.6%) were among the top barriers towards the participation in medical research. Finally, results showed that previous participation in medical research was correlated with lower overall perception of values and ethics of research, and higher trust in research (p-value <0.001). CONCLUSION: Jordanians have positive perception toward participation in medical research, which could be improved by increasing awareness, trust, and training of researchers on responsible conduct of research(RCR) in the country. Dove 2020-09-14 /pmc/articles/PMC7500847/ /pubmed/32982266 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S272696 Text en © 2020 Abu Farha et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Perceptions Towards Medical Research Participation: A Study from Jordan
title Perceptions Towards Medical Research Participation: A Study from Jordan
title_full Perceptions Towards Medical Research Participation: A Study from Jordan
title_fullStr Perceptions Towards Medical Research Participation: A Study from Jordan
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions Towards Medical Research Participation: A Study from Jordan
title_short Perceptions Towards Medical Research Participation: A Study from Jordan
title_sort perceptions towards medical research participation: a study from jordan
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7500847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32982266
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S272696
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