Objective To estimate the proportion of participants in clinical trials who understand different
components of informed consent. Methods Relevant studies were identified by a systematic …

New technologies for global public health are spurring critical evaluations of the role of
communities in research and what they receive in exchange for their participation …

Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that
affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of …

Research with human subjects 1 exemplifies the perennial conflict between the good of the
individual and the good of society. Policies and procedures that protect the rights and …

In biomedical research lack of trust is seen as a great threat that can severely jeopardise the
whole biomedical research enterprise. Practices, such as informed consent, and also the …

In this article, we explore ethical issues in qualitative secondary analysis through a
comparison of the literature with practitioner and participant perspectives. To achieve this …

Classic statements of research ethics advise against permitting physician-investigators to
obtain consent for research participation from patients with whom they have preexisting …

An argument against the “lifeboat ethic” of contemporary bioethics that views medicine as a
commodity rather than a tradition of care and caring. Bioethics emerged in the 1960s from a …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is being identified in an ever-increasing number of
countries, including many that are low or middle income (LMIC). Research conducted in …

This book is an introductory text to illustrate the key issues faced when undertaking a child
mental health research project. It provides an accessible guide through each element of the …