2019
Parents' Perspectives on Decisions to Participate in Pediatric Clinical Research: Results From a Focus Group Study With Laypeople
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Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics , Volume 14 - Issue 3 p. 243- 253
Knowing why parents decide to consent or dissent to participation of their child in pediatric clinical research is essential to further the ethical debate concerning pediatric research. We performed this qualitative focus group study with 16 parents from the Dutch general public to explore their perspectives on decisions to participate in pediatric clinical research. Group discussion revealed the following: Parents conflate clinical research and clinical care, they do not grasp the trajectory of pediatric drug development, their protectiveness matches current research guidelines, and benefit for their child is the most important factor in their decision. Research professionals should be aware of the knowledge gap of parents, the pitfalls of jargon, and unintended false expectations.
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doi.org/10.1177/1556264619845599, hdl.handle.net/1765/117809 | |
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Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics | |
Organisation | Department of Public Health |
Tromp, K., & van de Vathorst, S. (2019). Parents' Perspectives on Decisions to Participate in Pediatric Clinical Research: Results From a Focus Group Study With Laypeople. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 14(3), 243–253. doi:10.1177/1556264619845599 |