Center for Biomedical Ethics & Society, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA.
Nurs Outlook. 2012 May-Jun;60(3):143-8, 148.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2011.10.002. Epub 2011 Nov 13.
Research coordinators have significant responsibilities in clinical trials that often require them to find unique ways to manage their jobs, thus reshaping their professional identities. The purpose of this study was to identify how research coordinators manage role and ethical conflicts within clinical research trials.
A qualitative study combining observation and 63 semistructured interviews at 25 research organizations was used.
Altruism is a recurring theme in how research coordinators define and view their work.
Altruism is adopted by research coordinators to: (1) Teach patient-subjects the appropriate reasons to participate in clinical research, (2) minimize the conflict between research and care, and (3) contest the undervaluation of coordinating. Altruism is a strategy used to handle the various conflicts they experience in a difficult job, and it has become part of the professional identity of clinical research coordinators.
研究协调员在临床试验中承担着重要责任，他们经常需要寻找独特的方法来管理工作，从而重塑自己的职业身份。本研究旨在确定研究协调员如何在临床试验中管理角色和伦理冲突。
采用定性研究方法，结合观察和在 25 个研究机构进行的 63 次半结构化访谈。
利他主义是研究协调员定义和看待自己工作的一个反复出现的主题。
研究协调员采用利他主义来：（1）向患者受试者传授参与临床研究的适当原因，（2）最小化研究和护理之间的冲突，以及（3）反对协调工作的低估。利他主义是一种用于处理他们在困难工作中遇到的各种冲突的策略，它已成为临床研究协调员职业身份的一部分。
