Operationalization of assent for research participation in pre-adolescent children: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seeking assent from children for participation in medical research is an ethical imperative of numerous institutions globally. However, none of these organizations provide specific guidance on the criteria or process to be used when obtaining assent. The primary objective of this scoping review was to determine the descriptions of assent discussed in the literature and the reported criteria used for seeking assent for research participation in pre-adolescent children.

Methods

Medline and Embase databases were searched until November 2020 using the term "assent" in the title or abstract. Inclusion criteria were (1) studies enrolling children which specifically described operationalization of the assent process and (2) studies of the assent process which provided a

SUBMITTER: Cayouette F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9632024 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature