Trust The Fragile Foundation of Contemporary Biomedical Research

It is widely assumed that informing prospective subjects about the risks and possible benefits of research not only protects their rights as autonomous decisionmakers, but also empowers them to protect their own interests. Yet interviews with patient-subjects conducted under the auspices of the Advi...

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Authors: Kass, Nancy E. (Author) ; Sugarman, Jeremy (Author) ; Faden, Ruth (Author) ; Schoch-Spana, Monica (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1996
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 1996, Volume: 26, Issue: 5, Pages: 25-29
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Summary:It is widely assumed that informing prospective subjects about the risks and possible benefits of research not only protects their rights as autonomous decisionmakers, but also empowers them to protect their own interests. Yet interviews with patient-subjects conducted under the auspices of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments suggest this is not always the case. Patient-subjects often trust their physician to guide them through decisions on research participation. Clinicians, investigators, and IRBs must assure that such trust is not misplaced.
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3528467