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Biomedical and behavioral research in nursing homes: guidelines for ethical investigations.
- Source :
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society [J Am Geriatr Soc] 1993 Jul; Vol. 41 (7), pp. 771-7. - Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- As nursing homes become increasingly important sites for biomedical and behavioral research, researchers must address the ethical problems of increased vulnerability and the high prevalence of mental and physical disorders in the nursing home population. Obtaining valid informed consent is but one of the many difficult issues that confronts the investigator in the nursing home. Efforts should be made to involve nursing home residents, as well as family and staff members, in the review of research. The benefits and burdens of research protocols should be equitably distributed, and potential conflicts of interest for staff members and physicians should be minimized or their potential adverse impact ameliorated. Appropriate attention to these ethical concerns may facilitate nursing home research while still safeguarding vulnerable residents. We offer proposed guidelines for the ethical conduct of research in nursing homes in an effort to stimulate discussion among investigators, nursing home staff and residents, residents' families, and ethicists.
- Subjects :
- Bioethics
Comprehension
Consent Forms
Disclosure
Ethical Review
Ethics Committees, Research
Humans
Informed Consent
Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation
Patient Selection
Quality of Health Care
Research Subjects
Risk Assessment
Therapeutic Human Experimentation
Behavioral Research
Ethics, Medical
Nursing Homes
Research
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0002-8614
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8315190
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1993.tb07470.x