Research Involving Participants With Impaired Consent Capacity: An Examination of Methods to Determine Capacity to Consent

• Published in: Mayo Clinic proceedings Vol. 96; no. 11; p. 2806
• Main Authors: Lapid, Maria I, Clarke, Bart L, Ho, Jacqueline B, Ouellette, Yves, Armbrust, Tamyra L, Wright, R Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Choice Behavior; Clinical Protocols; Comprehension; Decision Making; Female; Humans; Informed Consent - ethics; Informed Consent - psychology; Intelligence Tests - standards; Intelligence Tests - statistics & numerical data; Male; Medicine - classification; Mental Competency; Middle Aged; Needs Assessment; Neuropsychological Tests - standards; Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data; Patient Selection - ethics; Research Subjects - psychology; Retrospective Studies; Vulnerable Populations

To examine methods of assessing consent capacity in research protocols involving participants with impaired consent capacity, and examine instruments used to evaluate research consent capacity. A retrospective review of 330 active research protocols involving participants lacking capacity to consent...