title: Patient attitudes toward physician consent in epidemiologic research.
abstract: Attitudes of patients toward the necessity of physician consent in epidemiologic studies were assessed. Questionnaires were mailed to women with breast, endometrial and ovarian cancers who had previously participated in a personal interview study (N = 692). Of respondents (N = 514), only 2 per cent would have preferred their physician to have withheld approval, and half considered physician permission necessary. Thirty-five per cent reported that their doctor talked to them about the study prior to the interview. Implications of including physician consent in study protocols are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D004522:Educational Status; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms; D018579:Patient Selection; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D035842:Research Subjects; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms