Alomari Mahmoud A, Al-Sheyab Nihaya A, Khabour Omar F, Alzoubi Karem H
Department of Physical Education, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar.
Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Heliyon. 2020 Jan 2;6(1):e03116. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e03116. eCollection 2020 Jan.
Teachers play a vital role in facilitating research in schools. However, teachers' views of informed consent/assent for children participation in research in the Middle East have not been investigated. In this study, focus group interviews were conducted to understand high-school teachers' perspectives toward adolescent assents and consents. The teachers indicated that parent consent is important and should be coupled with sufficient information about the research study. The teachers added that assent is most important for children above 13 years old. Conversely, the teachers believed that parent approval is only important for invasive (such as research involves blood withdrawal) but not simple procedures. Most importantly, for procedures that are considered simple, part of the teachers do not acknowledge the significance of parental approval, such as body weight, or beneficial, such as new treatment. The results indicate that some of the teachers' views were consistent with proper conduction of pediatric research. However, other views were worrisome and might warrant further studies and actions. Risks related need to be assessed and policies needs to be developed in order to ensure the proper conduction of pediatric research.
教师在促进学校科研方面发挥着至关重要的作用。然而，中东地区教师对于儿童参与研究的知情同意/同意的看法尚未得到调查。在本研究中，开展了焦点小组访谈以了解高中教师对青少年同意和知情同意的看法。教师们表示家长同意很重要，并且应该辅以关于该研究的充分信息。教师们补充说，同意对于13岁以上的儿童最为重要。相反，教师们认为家长批准仅对侵入性程序（如涉及采血的研究）重要，而对简单程序不重要。最重要的是，对于被认为是简单的程序，部分教师不承认家长批准的重要性，如体重测量，或者对于有益的程序，如新治疗，也不承认家长批准的重要性。结果表明，一些教师的观点与儿科研究的正确开展是一致的。然而，其他观点令人担忧，可能需要进一步研究和行动。需要评估相关风险并制定政策，以确保儿科研究的正确开展。
