Factors Related with Willingness to Participate in Pharmacological Clinical Trials of Patients with Chronic Diseases: Investigation of Medical Ethics / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the medical ethics and willingness to participate in pharmacological clinical trials of patients with chronic diseases, and explore the related factors. Methods:In December, 2020, 318 patients with chronic diseases from the Department of Internal Medicine, Beijing Bo'ai Hospital were investigated with a self-made medical ethics questionnaire for the items of medical ethics and willingness to participate in pharmacological clinical trials. Results:The attention to medical knowledge, awareness of their rights and responsibilities were various with the courses of disease, educational levels and resident areas. The satisfaction for treatment and trust to the doctors were related with the willingness to participate in pharmacological clinical trials by multivariate Logistic regression (P < 0.05). The patients in trials paid the most attention to the safety of the trail, and then the therapeutic effect. Conclusion:Promoting and protecting the medical rights, improving the trust to doctors, strengthening the publicity of clinical trial knowledge, may promote the willingness to participate in pharmacological clinical trials of patients with chronic diseases.