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Consumer confidence in the responsible use of digital health data after the COVID-19 pandemic

JAMA Network Open

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

About The Study: In this study, confidence in organizations to use health data responsibly was largely unchanged from 2020 to 2022, but polarization increased between politically liberal and conservative respondents. Compared with 2020, in 2022 liberal respondents reported increased confidence in the federal government to use digital health data responsibly, while conservative respondents reported decreased confidence in the federal government and agencies. Changes in confidence may be related to the prominence of these agencies (CDC, NIH) during the COVID-19 pandemic, a 2020 national election with a change in the governing political party, and political polarization.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Ravi Gupta, MD, MSHP, email ravigupta@jhmi.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61907)

Editor’s Note: Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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