Criteria Associated With Patient Willingness to Participate in Biomedical Research

The secondary objectives of this study are:

• To compare patient acceptance rates for participation in a clinical research protocol before and after January 15, 2016.
• To determine the variables associated with accepting or refusing to participate in a clinical research protocol for patients seen during a pneumology consultation (excluding oncology and tobaccology) before January 15, 2016.
• To determine the variables associated with accepting or refusing to participate in a clinical research protocol for patients seen during a pneumology consultation (excluding oncology and tobaccology) after January 15, 2016.
• To describe the patient population seen during pneumology consultations.
• To determine the variables associated with accepting or refusing to participate in a clinical research protocol sponsored by a pharmaceutical laboratory.
• To determine the variables associated with accepting or refusing to participate in a clinical research protocol sponsored by an academic institution.
• Construct clusters (homogeneous groups) of patients seen during the pneumology consultations.

Inclusion criteria

• The patient was informed about the study.
• The patient is scheduled for a consult in the pneumology department

Exclusion criteria

• The patient is under judicial protection or is an adult under any kind of guardianship
• The patient expresses opposition to the study
• It is impossible to correctly inform the patient about the study
• The patient cannot fluently read French
• The patient is pregnant
• The patient is breastfeeding
• The patient has cancer
• The patient is consulting in tabaccology