Inclusion of adults with conditions that have the potential to affect capacity and or communication in research: triangulation from a mixed-methods study of current practice and values across multiple stakeholders.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to: (A) describe researcher decision-making when including or excluding adults with conditions that have the potential to affect capacity and/or communication in research and (B) explore the underlying values and reasoning of stakeholders in research which falls under the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act, 2005.

Design

The mixed-methods design included semistructured interviews with adults with conditions that have the potential to affect capacity and/or communication, supporters, researchers, research ethics committee members and an online survey with researchers. Triangulation was used to integrate the data and examine the complementarity of the findings.

Setting

England and Wales.

Participants

There were 61 participants who took part

SUBMITTER: Killett A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10151840 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature