Change in Benefit Perceptions |
Participants’ reflections on how their perceptions of or their feelings about the benefits have changed |
Economic Benefit |
Perceived benefits of clinical trial participation as economic/financial |
Household |
Economic benefit is articulated as supporting family/bills/household |
Investment |
Clinical trial money is described as having an investment purpose (starting business, purchasing property such as cars or rentals, etc.) |
Others |
Clinical trial money is described as being used for or given to others (college tuition, sick relative, etc.) |
Self |
Clinical trial money is described as being used for personal consumption (new consumer item) or used for travel and vacation funds |
Health Benefit |
Clinical trials are seen as generating positive changes to personal health and increase in health-promoting behaviors; Screening perceived as providing important information about health |
Networking Benefit |
Participants perceive the development of relationships or friendships in clinical trials as a benefit |
Personal Benefit |
Participants describe a non-financial benefit to themselves, such as self-improvement, personal growth, lifestyle, flexibility, downtime/time away |
Societal Benefit |
Participants describe how their participation might help others who are sick and need medicine or might advance medicine more generally |