Table 6.

Barriers to the adoption and use of blockchain technology for data sharing (N=493).

Adoption and use barriers	Values, n (%)
I do not believe in cryptocurrency	15 (3)
My physicians do not use this technology in their practices	44 (8.9)
I think this technology is complicated	54 (10.9)
Use of this technology may increase my health care costs	59 (11.9)
This technology is still not available in hospitals	69 (14)
Lack of regulations to support this technology	128 (25.9)
Lack of public acceptance	153 (31)
Lack of knowledge and familiarity with this technology	182 (36.9)
Lack of trust in the technology	207 (42)
Privacy and security concerns	242 (49.1)