Research involving adults lacking capacity to consent: a content analysis of participant information sheets for consultees and legal representatives in England and Wales

Research involving adults lacking capacity to consent: a content analysis of participant information sheets for consultees and legal representatives in England and Wales

Abstract Background Research involving adults who lack the capacity to provide informed consent can be challenging. In England and Wales there are legal provisions for consulting with others who know the person with impaired capacity. The role of the ‘proxy’ (or ‘surrogate’) is to advise researchers...

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Main Authors: Victoria Shepherd, Fiona Wood, Richard Griffith, Mark Sheehan, Kerenza Hood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Informed consent
mental capacity
proxy
content analysis
participant information sheets
randomised controlled trials
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3340-5

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