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ArticleBMJ open2016

Consent and widespread access to personal health information for the delivery of care: a large scale telephone survey of consumers' attitudes using vignettes in New Zealand.

Dick Whiddett, Inga Hunter, Barry McDonald, Tony Norris, John Waldon

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Article in BMJ open, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Dick WhiddettSchool of Management, College of Business, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Inga HunterSchool of Management, College of Business, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Barry McDonaldInstitute of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand.
Tony NorrisSchool of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand.
John WaldonFaculty of Medicine, Muru Marri Indigenous Health Unit, School of Public Health & Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesIn light of recent health policy, to examine factors which influence the public's willingness to consent to share their health information in a national electronic health record (EHR).

designData were collected in a national telephone survey in 2008. Respondents were presented with vignettes that described situations in which their health information was shared and asked if they would consent to such sharing. The subset, consisting of the 18 vignettes that covered proving care, was reanalysed in depth using new statistical methods in 2016.

settingAdult population of New Zealand accessible by telephone landline.

participants4209 adults aged 18+ years in the full data set, 2438 of which are included in the selected subset.

main outcome measuresFor each of 18 vignettes, we measured the percentage of respondents who would consent for their information to be shared for 2 groups; for those who did not consider that their records contained sensitive information, and for those who did or refused to say.

resultsRates of consent ranged from 89% (95% CI 87% to 92%) for sharing of information with hospital doctors and nurses to 51% (47% to 55%) for government agencies. Mixed-effects logistic regression was used to identify factors which had significant impact on consent. The role of the recipient and the level of detail influenced respondents' willingness to consent (p<0.0001 for both factors). Of the individual characteristics, the biggest impact was that respondents whose records contain sensitive information (or who refused to answer) were less willing to consent (p<0.0001).

conclusionsA proportion of the population are reluctant to share their health information beyond doctors, nurses and paramedics, particularly when records contain sensitive information. These findings may have adverse implications for healthcare strategies based on widespread sharing of information. Further research is needed to understand and overcome peoples' ambivalence towards sharing their information.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeInformation DisseminationAdolescentAdultAgedConfidentialityElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHealth Records, PersonalHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNew ZealandPublic OpinionSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID27554103
PMCPMC5013334

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