"Fred is a doer, he bats bowls and fields, and he has got some really good knowledge in there from all the cricket he has played and he wants to pass that on to young players".
Those responders who self-reported having some or good knowledge of the medical research process were also significantly more likely to want to be asked to donate.
Responders who self-reported having some or good knowledge of the medical research process were significantly more likely to want to donate (p<0.001).
Those responders who self-reported having some or good knowledge of the medical research process were significantly more likely to want to be asked to donate, supporting the need for public education to improve understanding of the research process and the contribution human biological samples (HBSs) make to this.
The strongest significant predictor for preferring generic consent was preferring opt-out consent (OR=4.55, 95% CI 3.13 to 6.67, p<0.001) followed by having no religious affiliation (OR=1.56, 95% CI 1.08 to 2.72, p=0.021) and some or good knowledge of the medical research process (OR=1.56, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.28, p=0.024; table 3).
Notably, where participants had some or good knowledge of the research process and where there was in-depth discussion (ie, during focus groups), participants were more likely to prefer generic consent, a finding that has also been identified elsewhere in the literature 37 and supports the need for information and education if increasing the acceptability of generic consent is deemed desirable.
Patients scored their knowledge on a four-graded scale (good knowledge, some knowledge, little knowledge, no knowledge).
Mann-Whitney's U-test was used when comparing patients with "good knowledge" versus "some, little or no knowledge".
Many students have good knowledge and some high tech skills, but they lack common knowledge and skills that would help them deal with their daily duties.
