Parent perspectives on privacy and governance for a pediatric repository of non-biological, research data.
Research data repositories (RDRs) are data storage entities where data can be submitted, stored, and subsequently accessed for purposes beyond the original intent. There is little information relating to non-biological RDRs, nor considerations regarding pediatric data storage and re-use. We examined parent perspectives on pediatric, non-biological RDRs. Qualitative, descriptive methods including both interviews and focus groups were used. Purposive sampling of adult participants in two provincial birth cohorts yielded 19 interviewees and 18 focus group participants (4 groups). Transcripts were analyzed by thematic content analysis. Parent research participants strongly supported the sharing of their own, and their child's, non-biological research data. Four themes emerged: that altruism has limits, that participants have ongoing privacy concerns, that some participants need the assurance of congruent values between themselves and researchers/research questions, and that opinions diverge for some governance issues. The establishment of RDRs is important and maximizes participants', researchers', and funders' investments. Participants as data donors have concerns relating to privacy, relationships, and governance that must be considered in RDR development.
Alberta Centre for Child, Family & Community Research, Calgary, Canada University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada kpmanhas@ucalgary.ca.
Kiran P
KP
Manhas
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Stacey
S
Page
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Shawn X
SX
Dodd
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Nicole
N
Letourneau
Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada.
Aleta
A
Ambrose
Alberta Centre for Child, Family & Community Research, Calgary, Canada.
Xinjie
X
Cui
Alberta Centre for Child, Family & Community Research, Calgary, Canada University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Suzanne C
SC
Tough
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003219:Confidentiality; D003625:Data Collection / Q000941:ethics; D019992:Databases as Topic; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D018907:Privacy; D012106:Research; D012108:Research Personnel; D035842:Research Subjects
data sharing; ethics; governance; non-biological data; parents; pediatric; privacy; repository; stakeholder