Quinn Sandra Crouse, Garza Mary A, Butler James, Fryer Craig S, Casper Erica T, Thomas Stephen B, Barnard David, Kim Kevin H
University of Maryland, College Park, MD20742, USA.
J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2012 Dec;7(5):44-55. doi: 10.1525/jer.2012.7.5.44.
Strengthening the informed consent process is one avenue for improving recruitment of minorities into research. This study examines that process from two different perspectives, that of researchers and that of African American and Latino community members. Through the use of two separate surveys, we compared strategies used by researchers with the preferences and attitudes of community members during the informed consent process. Our data suggest that researchers can improve the informed consent process by incorporating methods preferred by the community members along with methods shown in the literature for increasing comprehension. With this approach, the informed consent process may increase both participants' comprehension of the material and overall satisfaction, fostering greater trust in research and openness to future research opportunities.
加强知情同意程序是提高少数族裔参与研究招募率的一条途径。本研究从两个不同角度审视这一程序,即研究人员的角度以及非裔美国人和拉丁裔社区成员的角度。通过使用两份独立的调查问卷,我们比较了研究人员在知情同意程序中使用的策略与社区成员的偏好和态度。我们的数据表明,研究人员可以通过纳入社区成员偏好的方法以及文献中显示的提高理解的方法来改进知情同意程序。通过这种方法,知情同意程序可能会提高参与者对材料的理解和总体满意度,增强对研究的信任并增加对未来研究机会的接受度。