Informed Consent for Research in a Nursing Home: Processes and Issues.

Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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Informed Consent for Research in a Nursing Home: Processes and Issues.

Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska; And Others

Gerontologist, v28 n3 p355-59 Jun 1988

Examined difficulty of obtaining valid informed consent from participants in research with older persons. Of 470 nursing home residents asked to participate in nonrisk study, 406 agreed. High consent rate was attributed to perception of research significance, presentation format, and absence of risk or pain. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Competence, Ethics, Institutionalized Persons, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Participant Characteristics, Research Problems

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Language: English

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