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Table 3 Reported interest for proposed research database features: high interest (8–10/10) vs Low interest (1–3/10)

From: Patients’ priorities and expectations on an EU registry for rare bone and mineral conditions

Proposed database feature

 

Adult

Parent/guardian or carer

p value

To help educate and increase the knowledge of doctors and health care professionals

High

346 (91.5%)

94 (94.0%)

NS

Low

4 (1.1%)

1 (1.0%)

NS

To help find better treatments

High

343 (90.7%)

96 (96.0%)

NS

Low

  

NS

To help provide better services and support for patients

High

334 (88.4%)

92 (92.0%)

NS

Low

  

NS

To allow researchers across the world access to my unidentified information (anonymised) for research approved by the Rare Bone Diseases European Reference Network, BOND

High

302 (79.9%)

88 (88.0%)

NS

Low

  

NS

To be able to share medical information about my disease with other medical staff in an emergency

High

297 (78.6%)

87 (87.0%)

NS

Low

16 (4.2%)

6 (6.0%)

NS

To be able to describe how the disease affects me (e.g., pain and tiredness)

High

295 (78.0%)

79 (79.0%)

NS

Low

15 (4.0%)

2 (2.0%)

NS

To help find ways to get an earlier diagnosis

High

289 (76.5%)

89 (89.0%)

p = 0.006

Low

19 (5.0%)

1 (1.0%)

NS

To be able to share medical information about my disease with my doctors

High

278 (73.5%)

82 (82.0%)

NS

Low

20 (5.3%)

5 (5.0%)

NS

To be able to share my experience in getting correctly diagnosed

High

256 (67.7%)

79 (79.0%)

p = 0.03

Low

29 (7.7%)

3 (3.0%)

NS

To have the possibility to be contacted by other researchers that have expertise of my disease about new studies I may want to get involved with

High

250 (66.1%)

78 (78.0%)

p = 0.02

Low

21 (5.6%)

6 (6.0%)

NS

To be able to share the impact of the disease on studying and/or working

High

244 (64.6%)

71 (71.0%)

NS

Low

21 (5.6%)

6 (6.0%)

NS

To allow drug companies across the world access to my unidentified information (anonymised) for research approved by the Rare Bone Diseases European Reference Network, BOND

High

243 (64.3%)

72 (72.0%)

NS

Low

27 (7.1%)

8 (8.0%)

NS

To be able to share my daily life experiences

High

233 (61.6%)

70 (70.0%)

NS

Low

29 (7.7%)

4 (4.0%)

NS

To find out how my information is used by researchers

High

231 (61.1%)

82 (82.0%)

p < 0.001

Low

30 (10.1%)

5 (5.0%)

NS

To have access to the names of health care professionals I see and have seen

High

228 (60.3%)

74 (74.0%)

p = 0.012

Low

38 (10.1%)

5 (5.0%)

NS

To be able to connect (with appropriate permissions) with other people with rare bone diseases

High

195 (51.6%)

62 (62.0%)

NS

Low

48 (12.7%)

8 (8.0%)

NS

To have access to the lists of medicines I am on and medication allergies I have

High

181 (47.9%)

65 (65.0%)

p = 0.002

Low

54 (14.3%)

10 (10.0%)

NS

To be able to share that I have anxiety and self-confidence problems

High

170 (45.%)

52 (52.0%)

NS

Low

61 (16.1%)

12 (12.0%)

NS

To be able to share my experience in making friends, socialising and having relationships

High

151 (39.9%)

55 (55.0%)

p = 0.007

Low

69 (18.3%)

8 (8.0%)

p = 0.01

  1. Denominators for percentages are from completed questions and therefore varied between questions. Results show n (%) for high interest scoring 8 to 10 out of 10 and low interest for scores 1 -3 out of 10. Chi-squared significance shown. Fischer Exact test score used if cell count is less than 10 NS = p > 0.05