Table 2. Responders’ opinion toward research.
| Variables | Respondents (n=1118a) |
|---|---|
| Participation to clinical studies during the last hospital stay, n (%) | 275 (25.0) |
| Past participations to clinical studies, n (%) | 274 (24.9) |
| Research is an important mission of a university hospital, n (%) | |
| Very important | 937 (84.5) |
| Rather important | 154 (13.9) |
| Not important | 18 (1.6) |
| Is it justified to ask patients to contribute to producing knowledge that will be useful to other persons? n (%) | |
| Definitively justified | 876 (79.3) |
| Partially justified | 199 (18.0) |
| Definitively unjustified | 29 (2.6) |
| What is your opinion about clinical research among patients? n (%) | |
| Very positive | 448 (40.6) |
| Rather positive | 483 (43.7) |
| Neutral | 150 (13.6) |
| Rather negative | 17 (1.5) |
| Very negative | 6 (0.5) |
| Opinion of genetic research, n (%) | |
| Favorable | 765 (69.3) |
| Non expressed | 303 (27.5) |
| Unfavorable | 36 (3.3) |
a
Some data had missing values, % calculated on available data; missing data were excluded.