Table 4 Cancer patients’ motivations for donation for research purposes
From: Attitudes of oncology patients’ towards biospecimen donation for biobank research
Definitely not n (%) | Rather not n (%) | I do not know n (%) | Rather yes n (%) | Definitely yes n (%) | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
What would be your primary motivation for donating your cancer tissues for research purposes? | ||||||
to help other people, especially cancer patients | 7 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 11 (2) | 45 (8.2) | 485 (88.5) | 0 (0) |
to help myself | 9 (1.6) | 8 (1.5) | 18 (3.3) | 48 (8.8) | 465 (84.8) | 0 (0) |
to discover my health status | 10 (1.8) | 6 (1.1) | 27 (4.9) | 74 (13.5) | 431 (78.7) | 0 (0) |
to receive medical treatment/services | 65 (11.9) | 43 (7.8) | 65 (11.9) | 89 (16.2) | 286 (52.2) | 0 (0) |
to help advance research that might generate new knowledge on cancer | 4 (0.7) | 2 (0.4) | 13 (2.4) | 40 (7.3) | 489 (89.2) | 0 (0) |
to help to find a cure for cancer | 3 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 13 (2.4) | 36 (6.6) | 495 (90.3) | 0 (0) |
to benefit society and future generations | 6 (1.1) | 4 (0.7) | 20 (3.7) | 74 (13.5) | 443 (80.8) | 1 (0.2) |
to benefit my family, relatives | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.5) | 19 (3.5) | 37 (6.8) | 484 (88.3) | 2 (0.4) |
I believe it is important to help others | 5 (0.9) | 3 (0.5) | 18 (3.3) | 71 (13) | 450 (82.1) | 1 (0.2) |
since my cancer tissue has already been taken, I would like it to be useful | 6 (1.1) | 6 (1.1) | 17 (3.1) | 65 (11.9) | 454 (82.8) | 0 (0) |
to maintain good relations with medical personnel | 180 (32.8) | 51 (9.3) | 89 (16.2) | 86 (15.7) | 142 (25.9) | 0 (0) |
to receive financial remuneration | 371 (67.7) | 40 (7.3) | 49 (9) | 26 (4.7) | 61 (11.1) | 1 (0.2) |