Increased scrutiny of informed consent calls for further research into decision making by
patients who may be at risk for impairments. We review interventions designed to improve …

OBJECTIVE: Informed consent is built upon the elements of information, decisional capacity,
and voluntarism. Of these elements, voluntarism in clinical and research consent is the least …

Master the essential skills for designing and conducting a successful research project
Essentials of Research Design and Methodology contains practical information on how to …

How to Research is a clear and accessible guide to the business of doing a research
project. It systematically takes the reader through from the planning to the writing up and …

There are important benefits to including adults with intellectual disabilities in research.
Calls for their increased participation in research co‐occur with notable discussion about …

It is increasingly easy and, therefore, increasingly common to conduct experiments and
questionnaire studies in online environments. However, the online environment is not a data …

Background People with severe intellectual disability are considered vulnerable to
exploitation in research. Discovery of exploitative practices in recent history has motivated …

Disability is often considered a health outcome disproportionately experienced by minority
groups. It is also possible to view people with disabilities as a minority group that itself …

A diverse panel convened in June 2011 to explore a dilemma in human research: some
traits may make individuals or communities particularly vulnerable to a variety of harms in …

Individuals with schizophrenia may show impaired capacity to make decisions about
participating in research, yet these patients also show considerable heterogeneity in …