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consent document is required to include the following information,
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| consent document includes: Invitation, Evidence voluntary; kept confidential, private; participant tasks | Risks and benefits, Costs to participate, Alternatives to participation, signature panal |
| Deidentified data | any information that may be used to identify participants (e.g., name, address, phone number) has been removed. |
| Pregnant women, fetuses, and neonates (and children in general), prisoners, detainees individuals with illnesses or conditions are | considered vulnerable populations |
| Step 3: Submit Proposal for Review Common problems | Insufficient detail or information; Conflicting information in different parts of the application; Missing elements in the consent document; or Failure to use approved templates, language that were provided by the IRB |
| Expedited research | reviewed by the institutional review board through accelerated procedures |
| WAYS TO SPEED THE APPROVAL PROCESS | ask questions of staff as you prepare your application; positive relationship; define exempt or expedited research; minimal risk |
| Studies posing more than minimal risk require an outline of steps that | you will take to minimize risks and a clear explanation of how the benefits of the research outweigh the risks. |
| Although there are no direct benefits to individual participants, | knowledge gained from this research will greatly enhance our knowledge of ... |
| new to research (or new to an institution), ask a colleague | for a recent IRB protocol that has been approved |
| Most IRB committees review research projects annually to ensure that participants have been treated ethically, | to check that proper records have been kept, and to evaluate potential changes to risks |
| Research records must include accurate, up-to-date counts of the number of participants and a signed consent form for every | participant, unless the researcher has applied for a waiver of consent |
| keep track of the number of individuals who dropped out of the study and | their reasons for dropping out. |
| the American Psychological Association states that you should keep “study materials" for | at least five years post publication |
| Coercion | The act of taking away someone's voluntary choice to participate through either negative or positive means. |
| researchers typically build a “firewall " between themselves and potential | participants so that they do not know which students choose or refuse to participate |
| compensation should correspond to | what is being asked of participants |
| The Beck Depression Inventory is a widely validated brief survey | measure often used as a screen for depression in research. |
| students exposed to questions about suicide in a survey were | no more likely to report suicidal ideation than students who were not presented with the survey |
| The best approach when facing a potential research risk is to | have an effective plan in place to deal with the risk and to confer with your local IRB about best practices |
| Conflict of Interest: financial or other considerations may | compromise or appear to compromise a researcher's judgment in conducting or reporting research |
| the only "remedy" for a conflict of interest is full disclosure so that the community of scholars can | account for the conflict in vetting the research findings |
| Deception | moderate or mild, more moderate forms of deception must include a thorough debriefing at the conclusion of the study. |
| Active deception | The giving of false information to study participants. |
| Passive deception | the withholding of some study details from participants. |
| deception is only considered justifiable if the question being | answered is important enough to allow for the temporary breach of ethics |
| deception is viewed as justifiable only if a researcher can demonstrate that no other methods | are available to study the given topic. |
| Debrief:To give participants study information that was | initially withheld and the reasons that information was withheld. |
| Dehoax | To make participants fully aware of any deception to prevent potential harm |
| Mandated reporters | individuals who have a legal obligation to report incidents such as elder or child abuse to the authorities |
| Researchers are generally not | considered by law mandated reporters |