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Patient Consent for Secondary Use of Health Data: Insights from Re-Consenting Biobank Donors
Sonja Langthaler1, Philipp Ortner1, Dieter Platzer1
1Diagnostic and Research Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
Abstract:
Recruiting patients for medical research requires a balance between ethical transparency and practical feasibility. We examined a two-stage re-consenting process for patients in the context of biobanks, capturing trends in patient engagement and preferences regarding future data use. Participation declined mainly at the opt-in stage, highlighting early procedural barriers, while among consenting, most participants allowed broad secondary use of their data without additional recontacting. In general, the results obtained support a transparent opt-out solution for data donation and secondary use of health data.
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