Patient Perspectives on Sharing Anonymized Personal Health Data Using a Digital System for Dynamic Consent and Research Feedback: A Qualitative Study

Patient Perspectives on Sharing Anonymized Personal Health Data Using a Digital System for Dynamic Consent and Research Feedback: A Qualitative Study

Patient Perspectives on Sharing Anonymized Personal Health Data Using a Digital System for Dynamic Consent and Research Feedback: A Qualitative Study

Karen Spencer   1 * , PhD ;   Caroline Sanders   2 * , PhD ;   Edgar A Whitley   3 , PhD ;   David Lund   4 , PhD ;   Jane Kaye   5 , PhD ;   William Gregory Dixon   1, 6, 7 , MRCP(UK),PhD

1 Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

2 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

3 Department of Management, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom

4 HW Communications Ltd, Lancaster, United Kingdom

5 Centre for Health, Law and Emerging Technologies, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

6 Health eResearch Centre, Farr Institute, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

7 Department of Rheumatology, Salford Royal National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Salford, United Kingdom

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • William Gregory Dixon, MRCP(UK),PhD
  • Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology
  • Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre
  • The University of Manchester
  • Room 2.900 Stopford Building
  • Oxford Road
  • Manchester
  • United Kingdom
  • Phone: 44 0161 275 1642
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  • Email: will.dixon@manchester.ac.uk