Protecting boundaries of consent in clinical research: Implications for improvement

Successful clinical research outcomes are essential for improving patient care. Achieving this goal, however, implies an effective informed consent process for potential research participants. This article traces the development of ethical and legal requirements of informed consent and examines the...

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Main Author: Bristol, Shirley T (Author)
Contributors: Hicks, Rodney W
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2014
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 16-27
Further subjects:B Informed Consent
B Quality Improvement
B clinical research
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Summary:Successful clinical research outcomes are essential for improving patient care. Achieving this goal, however, implies an effective informed consent process for potential research participants. This article traces the development of ethical and legal requirements of informed consent and examines the effectiveness of past and current practice. The authors propose the use of innovative monitoring methodologies to improve outcomes while safeguarding consent relationships and activities. Additional rigorous research will help direct policy efforts at standardizing quality improvement processes.
ISSN:1477-0989
Contains:Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0969733013487190