Table 4 Perceived benefits and risks, confidence in clinical trials, and religious barriers responses and scores.
Domains | Patients who agreed/strongly agreed, n (%) |
|---|---|
Perceived benefits | |
Helping my disease/condition | 351 (46.0) |
Receiving monetary benefits | 225 (29.5) |
Doctors and nurses paying more attention and time on me | 315 (41.3) |
Having a more active role in my health | 290 (38.0) |
Receiving new treatment or medical procedures that are otherwise not affordable or available | 310 (40.6) |
Helping my family to understand my condition better | 292 (38.3) |
Helping others to get a better treatment in the future | 431 (56.5) |
Helping the advancement of healthcare in my community or country | 424 (55.6) |
Participating in clinical trials has more benefits than risks | 217 (28.4) |
Score | 66.5 ± 13.0 |
Perceived risks | |
Concerned about the safety of participating in a clinical trial | 537 (70.4) |
Trial treatment may not work | 499 (65.4) |
Concerned about the discomforts during trial procedures | 499 (65.4) |
Having to give up rights and be used as a test subject | 455 (59.6) |
Burdening me and my family | 467 (61.2) |
Score | 72.4 ± 17.6 |
Confidence in clinical trial conducts | |
Participating in clinical trials is safe | 229 (30.0) |
My rights and privacy will be upheld | 279 (36.6) |
Researchers have the highest level of ethical standards | 308 (40.4) |
Receive proper treatment if anything happens | 302 (39.6) |
Investigators are experts in their fields | 341 (44.7) |
Score | 66.3 ± 14.4 |
Religious barriers | |
Clinical trial participation contradicts my religion’s teachings/my beliefs. | 83 (10.9) |
Clinical trial participation affects my religious duty or spiritual practices | 85 (11.1) |
Disapproval from religious leaders and/or members | 75 (9.8) |
Score | 49.8 ± 15.8 |
