Will forensic use of medical biobanks decrease public trust in healthcare services?
Christin Bexelius Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Christin.Bexelius{at}ki.se’ + u + ‘@’ + d + ”//–> Klaus Hoeyer Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Niels Lynöe Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Aim: The authors tested the prevalent hypothesis that forensic use of medical biobanks has a negative impact on public trust in healthcare services. Method: A questionnaire was sent to 1,184 inhabitant in the age group 20—80 years in Stockholm County, Sweden, in November 2005. Results: With a response rate of 68.4%, the results showed that a majority (88.1%) of the respondents thought that it would be acceptable for the police to gain access to genetic samples stored in relation to healthcare; 5.6% said no and 6.3% were uncertain. In the case of police access to medical biobanks, a minority (6.3%) indicated that this would hav
