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| Titel: |
Perceived risk of future drugs--a Danish citizen Delphi |
| Auteur: |
Møldrup, Claus Morgall, Janine Marie Almarsdottir, Anna Birna |
| Verschenen in: |
Health, risk & society |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 4 (2002) nr. 1 pagina's 5-17 |
| Jaar: |
2002-03-01 |
| Inhoud: |
This study adopts a prospective approach in order to explore and define the perceived risks of future drugs from a citizen perspective. More precisely, we attempt to characterise how citizens anticipate future drugs and their associated risks, the risk focus, risk acceptance and scepticism. The prospective Delphi method was used with a total of 462 (round 1) and 377 (round 2) Danish citizens participating. This study reports that despite the fact that respondents acknowledge the emergence of societal, economic and ethical consequences as a part of the risk profile of future drugs, they tend to evaluate risk taking on an individual level. The results also illustrate a high level of scepticism and low level of risk acceptance in the future. This study concludes, in accordance with the theory of Risk Society, that risks of future drug technologies are anticipated to expand and develop beyond our existing perception and control mechanisms. But at the same time individuals themselves do not feel or see the new societal, economic or ethical consequences of drug utilisation; it is second-hand non-experience based on judgements by experts. Nevertheless, the inclusion of citizens early in the drug research and development process may prove to be an essential and necessary approach in order to legitimise new medical technologies within the biotechnology and genomic areas. |
| Uitgever: |
Routledge |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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