Centre for Research in Integrated Care (CRIC), University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada.
Nursing & Health Sciences, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada.
J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2024 Jul;19(3):124-134. doi: 10.1177/15562646241253953. Epub 2024 May 15.
This scoping review explores current practices for obtaining consent in research on risky behaviours among adolescents in Canada. The JBI methodology for scoping reviews was used. The database search was conducted in August 2021 and updated in November 2022. Papers published in 2010 or later were included. Extracted data included study characteristics, sample characteristics, and consent procedures. The review included 83 reports covering 57 studies. Nearly 60% of studies relied on adolescent self-consent for participation. Adolescent self-consent was more common than parental/guardian consent for studies using in-person research methods, older adolescent groups, and particularly vulnerable populations. Parental/guardian consent was more common for studies using younger age groups and general population samples. Adolescent self-consent was more common than parental/guardian consent for most risky behaviours covered by this review. These results provide insight into current consent practices in this area and offer guidance to researchers and institutional review boards in Canada.
本范围综述探讨了加拿大青少年风险行为研究中获得同意的当前做法。使用了 JBI 范围综述方法。数据库搜索于 2021 年 8 月进行，并于 2022 年 11 月更新。纳入了 2010 年或之后发表的论文。提取的数据包括研究特征、样本特征和同意程序。综述包括 83 份报告，涵盖 57 项研究。近 60%的研究依赖青少年的自我同意参与。对于使用面对面研究方法、年龄较大的青少年群体和特别脆弱的人群的研究，青少年自我同意比父母/监护人同意更为常见。对于使用年龄较小的群体和一般人群样本的研究，父母/监护人同意更为常见。对于本综述涵盖的大多数风险行为，青少年自我同意比父母/监护人同意更为常见。这些结果提供了对该领域当前同意实践的深入了解，并为加拿大的研究人员和机构审查委员会提供了指导。
