Abstract
To understand the perceptions and attitudes about privacy safeguards in research and investigate the impact of letter-based proband-initiated contact on recruitment, we surveyed researchers in the Siblings With Ischemic Stroke Study (SWISS). All 49 actively recruiting sites provided at least 1 response, and 61% reported that potential probands were enthusiastic. Although 66% of researchers valued proband-initiated contact, only 23% said that probands viewed this strategy as important to protecting the privacy of siblings. A substantial minority of researchers (37%) said the strategy impeded enrollment, and 44% said it was overly burdensome to probands.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 32-41 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Neuroepidemiology |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2005 |
Keywords
- Ethics
- Genetic research
- Pedigree
- Stroke
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Neurology