Table 4.

Preferences if Obtaining Permission Would Make Research Too Difficult^*

Response	Research Scenario
	Medical Record Review	Randomization (Hypertension)	Randomization (Serious Condition)
Of those initially preferring “Discussion plus written permission”: “If getting written permission or consent would make this research too difficult to carry out, how would you prefer to be notified about this research?”
Respondents, n	558	517	574
No notification, n (%)	15 (2.7)	5 (1.0)	11 (1.9)
General information, n (%)	84 (15.1)	64 (12.4)	48 (8.4)
Discussion plus verbal permission, n (%)	362 (64.9)	322 (62.3)	344 (59.9)
Prefer research not be conducted, n (%)	97 (17.4)	126 (24.4)	171 (29.8)
Of those preferring “Discussion plus verbal permission” (after initially preferring written permission): “If getting verbal permission would make this research too difficult to carry out, how would you prefer to be notified about this research?”
Respondents, n	362	322	344
No notification, n (%)	14 (3.8)	12 (3.7)	5 (1.5)
General information, n (%)	250 (69.1)	209 (64.9)	226 (65.7)
Prefer research not be conducted, n (%)	98 (27.1)	101 (31.4)	113 (32.9)
Of those initially preferring “Discussion plus verbal permission”: “If getting verbal permission would make this research too difficult to carry out, how would you prefer to be notified about this research?”
Respondents, n	266	295	307
No notification, n (%)	27 (10.2)	22 (7.5)	20 (6.5)
General information, n (%)	213 (80.1)	242 (82.0)	243 (79.2)
Prefer research not be conducted, n (%)	26 (9.8)	31 (10.5)	44 (14.3)

^*Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.