The Attitudes of Relatives of ICU Patients toward Informed Consent for Clinical Research

Background. Informed consent is a key ethical requirement for biomedical research that is implemented to ensure autonomy and voluntary participation. However, patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) may be unconscious or severely ill and thus lack the capacity for decisions about research particip...

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Main Authors: Rania Mahafzah, Karem H. Alzoubi, Omar F. Khabour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2760168