Table 3.
Significance of the difference in attitudes toward the use of blockchain technology in the management of medical information between medical doctors and patients.
| Blockchain technology application | Medical doctors, mean (SD) | Patients, mean (SD) | P valuea |
| (1) Unlike traditional methods of medical data management, which bestow complete control over medical information to the hospital, blockchain technology allows a patient to choose the extent to which their medical information is stored, distributed, and managed. | 3.9 (1.9) | 6.4 (0.8) | <.001 |
| (2) Blockchain technology delivers each aspect of a patient’s medical information to medical doctors. | 4.4 (1.9) | 6.3 (0.9) | <.001 |
| (3) As blockchain technology renders it impossible for one to hack medical information, it enhances the security of patient medical information. | 4.4 (1.8) | 6.8 (0.5) | <.001 |
| (4) Blockchain technology prohibits anyone from revising a medical chart without patient consent once it has been created by a medical doctor. | 3.7 (1.9) | 6.4 (1.0) | <.001 |
| (5) Blockchain technology allows patients to access information anywhere and at any time. | 4.2 (1.9) | 6.7 (0.6) | <.001 |
| (6) As blockchain technology allows hospitals to exchange medical information, patients do not have to print medical charts on paper, copy imaging scans onto a CD, and submit them to another hospital. | 5.0 (1.9) | 6.8 (0.5) | <.001 |
| (7) As blockchain technology reduces the likelihood of patients being subjected to redundant medical examinations, it lowers health care costs and reduces the time that patients spend at a hospital. | 4.7 (2.0) | 6.8 (0.5) | <.001 |
| (8) Blockchain technology makes it possible for one to use standardized medical big data to enhance the precision and personalization of medical treatments. | 4.7 (2.0) | 6.7 (0.8) | <.001 |
aValues in italics are significant at the .05 level of significance.