Learning from stakeholders to inform good practice guidance on consent to research in intensive care units: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Obtaining informed consent from patients in intensive care units (ICUs) prior to enrolment in a study is practically and ethically complex. Decisions about the participation of critically ill patients in research often involve substitute decision makers (SDMs), such as a patient's relatives or doctors. We explored the perspectives of different stakeholder groups towards these consent procedures.

Design and methods

Mixed-methods study comprising surveys completed by ICU patients, their relatives and healthcare practitioners in 14 English ICUs, followed by qualitative interviews with a subset of survey participants. Empirical bioethics informed the analysis and synthesis of the data. Survey data were analysed using descriptive statistics of Likert responses, and ana

SUBMITTER: Paddock K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9664286 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature