Table Four.
Attitudes towards consent concepts in general and associated respondent characteristics
| Concept | Supports* | Does not support* | Has no opinion* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surrogate Consent is acceptable if the patient cannot give consent |
78% of total Higher education (<.0001) |
11% of total Non- white (.0230) Older (<.0001) |
11% of total Older (.0191) Less education (<.0001) |
| Surrogate Consent acceptable even if the research study offers no direct benefit to the patient |
65% Higher income (.0275) Younger (.0025) More education (.0032) Know of someone with seizures (.0876) |
19.3% Women (.0078) Non white (.0109) |
15.6% Older ( .0457) Less education (<.0001) |
| EFIC is acceptable for patient enrollment into an emergency research study when no surrogate is available to speak for the patient |
35.4% Higher incomes (.0136) Knows someone with seizures ( .0287) |
46.5% Women(.0758) |
18.0% Less education ( .0067) Lower income ( .0056) |
| EFIC is acceptable even if the research study offers no direct benefit to the patient |
38.1% No characteristics statistically significant |
38.1% Older (.0573) More education (.0901) |
23.4% Less education (.0035) Lower income (.0002) |
| EFIC enrollment is acceptable for myself if no surrogates are available to speak for me |
51% Previous participation in research (.0483) Knew someone with seizures (.0028) |
31.3% Women (.0692) |
17.6% Lower income ( .0400) Less education ( <.0001) Older (.0695) |
| EFIC enrollment is acceptable for me even if the study offers no direct benefit |
46% Higher income (.0704) |
34.4% Women (.0704) |
19.2% Less education (<.0001) Lower income (.0879) |
*
numbers in parentheses are p values; % do not always add up to 100 due to rounding