Week 3 Flashcards
A set of guidelines developed by one’s profession that state the standards for conducting research with human participants
Research ethics
Interventions that are designed solely to enhance the well-being of an individual patient or client and that have a reasonable expectation of success
Practice
An activity designed to test a hypothesis, permit conclusions to be drawn, and thereby to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge
Research
Asserts that individuals are autonomous and have the right to make decisions for themselves whether or not they are willing to participate in a research study
Respect for persons
Requires that individuals are provided information that will allow them to understand the potential risks and benefits associated with participation in the study
Informed consent
Refers to the researcher not conducting research that would be harmful to the participants
Beneficence
Requires that the benefits and burdens of research, be distributed equitably through the selection of participants
Justice
Responsible for protecting the rights and welfare of individuals participating in research
Institutional review board (IRB)
Persons under the age of 18
Minors
A child’s affirmative agreement to participate in research
Assent
A set of predefined characteristics used to identify participants to be included in a research study
Inclusion criteria
A set of predefined definitions that is used to identify subjects who will not be included or who will have to withdraw from a research study after being included
Exclusion criteria
Any behavioral, medical, physiological, psychological, or social event that is undesirable or unintended
Adverse event
Free from conducting a full review by the IRB
Exemption or exempt review
Applies to proposed research that presents no more than minimal risk to the participants, meets the criteria for research being reviewed through the expedited procedure, and has measures in place to ensure the participants experience no more than minimal risk
Expedited review