Table 2 Contact for research participation questions and response results
From: Investigating the concept of participant burden in aging technology research
# | Question | Responses | Number | Percentage (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aside from participation in RITE, have you ever participated in a clinical study or trial? | Yes | 117 | 43.2% (37.4–49.1%) |
No | 154 | 56.8% (50.9–62.6%) | ||
2 | How would you prefer to be contacted about research participation opportunities? | Phone | 3 | 1.1% (0.4–3.2%) |
253 | 92.7% (88.9–95.2%) | |||
12 | 4.4% (2.5–7.5%) | |||
Social Media | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Other | 5 | 1.8% (0.8–4.2%) | ||
3 | By whom would you rather be contacted about research participation opportunities? | My physician | 23 | 8.5% (5.7–12.4%) |
Research assistants | 21 | 7.7% (5.1–11.5%) | ||
I don’t have a preference | 228 | 83.8% (79.0–87.7%) | ||
4 | How interested would you be in research participation if the research concerned a condition you or a loved one suffers from? | Very interested | 218 | 81.3% (76.2–85.6%) |
Moderately interested | 46 | 17.2% (13.1–22.1%) | ||
Not really interested | 2 | 0.7% (0.2–2.7%) | ||
Not interested at all | 2 | 0.7% (0.2–2.7%) | ||
5 | How interested would you be in research participation if the research concerned advancing general knowledge? | Very interested | 174 | 64.2% (58.3–69.7%) |
Moderately interested | 92 | 33.9% (28.6–40.0% | ||
Not really interested | 3 | 1.1% (0.4–3.2%) | ||
Not interested at all | 2 | 0.7% (0.2–2.7%) | ||
6 | How often would you like to be contacted about opportunities for research participation? | Weekly | 58 | 21.2% (16.7–26.5%) |
Monthly | 129 | 47.3% (41.4–53.2%) | ||
Every few months | 75 | 27.5% (22.3–33.1%) | ||
Yearly | 9 | 3.3% (1.8–6.2%) | ||
Never | 2 | 0.7% (0.1–2.9%) |