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Informed consent: revisiting the issues.

Judith A Erlen¹

¹Department of Health and Community Systems, School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Orthopedic Nursing

|July 29, 2010

Summary

Ensuring informed consent in human subject research remains complex. This article examines ethical considerations and proposes strategies to better uphold participants' self-determination rights during the informed consent process.

Area of Science:

Bioethics
Clinical Research Ethics
Human Subject Protection

Background:

Informed consent is extensively documented in ethics, legal, research, and clinical literature.
Existing literature covers ethical/legal bases, components, and implementation in research and healthcare.
Despite extensive literature and education, challenges persist in ensuring informed consent upholds the right to self-determination.

Purpose of the Study:

To revisit informed consent issues specifically within human subject research.
To define informed consent and discuss pertinent challenges.
To propose strategies for enhancing the informed consent process in research.

Main Methods:

Literature review and analysis of existing discourse on informed consent.

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Revisiting foundational ethical and legal principles of informed consent.

Identifying persistent issues and proposing practical solutions.

Main Results:

The article reaffirms the critical importance of informed consent in human subject research.
It highlights ongoing challenges in practice despite extensive discussion.
Potential strategies are offered to improve the process and ensure self-determination.

Conclusions:

Improving the informed consent process requires ongoing attention to ethical principles.
Addressing identified issues can better protect participants' autonomy in research.
The article provides a framework for enhancing informed consent practices.