Biobank Awareness Changes Opinions of Adolescents and Parents on Participation and Practices
Autor: | Heather van Tassel, Melissa Cindy Kong, Suzanne Vercauteren, Tamsin Tarling, Michelle Dittrick, James Shih, Cynthia C. Kong |
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Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | Biopreservation and Biobanking. 20:38-47 |
ISSN: | 1947-5543 1947-5535 |
DOI: | 10.1089/bio.2020.0157 |
Popis: | To evaluate barriers and facilitators of pediatric biobank participation, we studied whether increased awareness of participants about pediatric biobanking changes their opinions on biobanking practices and their willingness to participate in biobanks. Adolescents (14-18 years) in public schools and their parents were invited to participate in a survey either with or without viewing educational material about biobanking before completing the survey. Questions included willingness to donate, consenting practices and use of specimens. Surveys were administered. Nonparametric statistical tests (Mann-Whitney |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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