Among the women surveyed, the share of no was even more pronounced at 48 percent, according to the study published Wednesday by audit and consultancy firm Deloitte. The representative online survey of 1,500 people living in Switzerland was conducted in July 2022.
Public skepticism towards private companies and research institutions is most pronounced. Respondents would most likely voluntarily provide access to the data to family members and people with whom they are in direct contact, such as doctors, healthcare professionals, health insurers and pharmacies. The approval rate and confidence increased if digitization could improve one’s own care or if incentives were attached to it.
“Our research suggests that many people in Switzerland fear losing control of their health data,” Kishwar Chishty, an expert in risk consulting at Deloitte Switzerland, said in a statement. Given the many data scandals, this is understandable, according to the research report.
(SDA)