What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate public attitudes regarding the return of individual results from genetic research in a national biobank.

Public Expectations for Return of Results from Large-Cohort Genetic Research

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Randomized trial assesses public attitudes toward individual genetic research results from a biobank, suggesting strong interest in data access.

To evaluate public attitudes regarding the return of individual results from genetic research in a national biobank.
Conducted 16 focus groups with 141 diverse adults across six locations.
Participants discussed their expectations for accessing individual research results from a biobank.
Participants expressed a strong desire to access individual research results.
They suggested ongoing choices for cohort participants regarding which results to receive.

Murphy et al. (2008) studied this question.

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Randomized trial assesses public attitudes toward individual genetic research results from a biobank, suggesting strong interest in data access.