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Sarah Schlund1, Dan Hoang2, Josh D Grill1,2
1University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Background:
Increasing clinical research participation is crucial for biomedical advancement. The Research Attitudes Questionnaire (RAQ) is a validated instrument that predicts willingness to join trials and retention behaviors. The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique opportunity to assess how a public health emergency affects views on medical research. This study examines changes in research attitudes, measured by the RAQ, throughout the pandemic.
Method:
We conducted a longitudinal study of 4,600 adults who joined the UCI Consent-To-Contact (C2C) recruitment registry between 2016 and 2024 (Table 1). Research attitudes of C2C participants are evaluated annually using the RAQ. We a priori defined three phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: T1 (before March 13, 2020, the date of declaration of a national emergency in the US), T2 (March 13 to December 11, 2020, the date of the first approvals of a COVID-19 vaccine), and T3 (after December 11, 2020). A cross-sectional analysis compared initial RAQ scores at time of enrollment into the registry for participants enrolling during each phase; a longitudinal analysis assessed changes in RAQ scores within individuals over time. Covariates included demographics, recruitment source, and chronic health condition status.
Result:
Estimates from the cross-sectional and longitudinal models for mean total RAQ score are presented in Table 2. For the longitudinal analysis, mean within-individual total RAQ score was significantly higher during T2 compared to T1 (Est. 0.44; 95% CI: 0.17, 0.71; p <0.001) followed by no significant difference between T3 and T1. Estimated odds ratios for the likelihood of having a high RAQ score (over 28) for cross-sectional and longitudinal comparisons are shown in Table 3. Individuals enrolling during T2 were estimated to have a 52% increase in the odds of a high RAQ compared to those enrolling during T1 (adj. odds ratio (aOR)=1.52; 95% CI: 1.04, 2.22; p = 0.03). In the longitudinal analysis we estimated that the within-individual odds of a high RAQ score were 31% higher during T2 when compared to T1 and (aOR=1.31; 95% CI: 1.16, 1.47; p <0.001).
Conclusion:
These findings suggest that awareness of urgent medical issues, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may enhance individuals' attitudes toward research.
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