Holland, Stephen Michael orcid.org/0000-0001-8424-7390, Cawthra, Jamie, Schloemer, Tamara et al. (1 more author) (2022) Trust and the acquisition and use of public health information. Health Care Analysis. pp. 1-17. ISSN 1573-3394
Abstract
Information is clearly vital to public health, but the acquisition and use of public health data elicit serious privacy concerns. One strategy for navigating this dilemma is to build ’trust’ in institutions responsible for health information, thereby reducing privacy concerns and increasing willingness to contribute personal data. This strategy, as currently presented in public health literature, has serious shortcomings. But it can be augmented by appealing to the philosophical analysis of the concept of trust. Philosophers distinguish trust and trustworthiness from cognate attitudes, such as confident reliance. Central to this is value congruence: trust is grounded in the perception of shared values. So, the way to build trust in institutions responsible for health data is for those institutions to develop and display values shared by the public. We defend this approach from objections, such as that trust is an interpersonal attitude inappropriate to the way people relate to organisations. The paper then moves on to the practical application of our strategy. Trust and trustworthiness can reduce privacy concerns and increase willingness to share health data, notably, in the context of internal and external threats to data privacy. We end by appealing for the sort of empirical work our proposal requires.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2021 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Philosophy (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 18 May 2022 09:50 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:46 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-021-00436-y |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10728-021-00436-y |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:187026 |
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