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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Psychiatr Res. 2017 Jul 4;94:156–162. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.07.002

Table 2b.

Influences on participation willingness overall and amongst the most highly willing to volunteer

Overall Participants “highly” willing
mean sd %
If the research would help you or your family in some way 8.40 1.13 92
If the study concerned a disease that one of your family members had 8.14 1.34 88
If your family doctor recommended that you participate 7.78 1.75 82
If the research would help other people in some way, but not you or your family 7.73 1.59 83
If the research would increase scientific understanding, but not help people right away 7.68 1.63 82
If you were given more time to think about participating 7.62 1.72 79
If your family members encouraged you to participate 7.51 2.08 74