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. 2022 Aug 25;24(8):e37665. doi: 10.2196/37665

Table 2.

Acceptance rates of 3 consent models: broad consent, data use by default, and specific consent (N=838)a.

Model Description Accepted, n (%) Not accepted, n (%) Do not know or not answered, n (%)
Broad consent One-time consent for future studies, informed in person, low level of control, and research is facilitated 491 (58.6) 230 (27.4) 117 (13.9)
Data use by default Use for future studies without consent process, not personally informed, very low level of control, and research is significantly facilitated 421 (50.2) 347 (41.4) 70 (8.4)
Specific consent Consent for each study, informed in person, high level of control, and research is hampered 323 (38.5) 372 (44.4) 143 (17.1)

aAcceptance was measured using a 4-point scale; results were collapsed into 2 groups (not acceptable: not acceptable and rather not acceptable; acceptable: acceptable and rather acceptable).