Al-Amad S, Awad M, Silverman H
College of Dentistry, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
East Mediterr Health J. 2014 Mar 13;20(2):90-8.
The attitudes of dental patients towards participation in research and the independent socioeconomic factors associated with these attitudes are not known. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 120 patients attending dental clinics in Amman, Jordan. For patients who had previously participated in research (n = 28), motivating factors for most (> 75%) included a desire to help others and to advance science. Most respondents (81.7%) showed interest in participating in questionnaire-based research, but fewer would participate in invasive research, e.g. biopsies (22.0%) and drilling teeth (21.2%). Reasons given for not participating in research included fear of infectious diseases (71.3%) and pain (62.1%). Factors considered important in enhancing research participation included being asked to give informed consent (98.2%), fairness in selection of participants (97.3%) and the prospect of humanitarian benefit (96.5%). Sex and education level were significantly associated with patients' perceptions for several of items. To enhance recruitment, researchers should be aware of people's perspectives regarding participation in research.
牙科患者对参与研究的态度以及与这些态度相关的独立社会经济因素尚不清楚。向约旦安曼市牙科诊所的120名患者发放了一份自填式问卷。对于之前参与过研究的患者（n = 28），大多数患者（> 75%）的激励因素包括帮助他人和推动科学进步的愿望。大多数受访者（81.7%）表示有兴趣参与基于问卷的研究，但愿意参与侵入性研究的人较少，例如活检（22.0%）和钻牙（21.2%）。不参与研究的原因包括担心传染病（71.3%）和疼痛（62.1%）。在提高研究参与度方面被认为重要的因素包括被要求给予知情同意（98.2%）、参与者选择的公平性（97.3%）和人道主义利益前景（96.5%）。性别和教育水平与患者对若干项目的看法显著相关。为了提高招募率，研究人员应该了解人们对参与研究的看法。
