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. 2005 May;90(3):F267-9.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.065078.

What factors are important to parents making decisions about neonatal research?

K S Hoehn  1 , G Wernovsky, J Rychik, J W Gaynor, T L Spray, C Feudtner, R M Nelson
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What factors are important to parents making decisions about neonatal research?

K S Hoehn et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2005 May.

Abstract

Background: Although parents of neonates with congenital heart disease are often asked permission for their neonates to participate in research studies, little is known about the factors parents consider when making these decisions.

Objective: To determine the reasons for parents' decisions about participation in research studies.

Methods: Qualitative analysis of the unsolicited comments of 34 parents regarding reasons for agreeing or declining to participate in research studies. Parents' comments were offered spontaneously during interviews about clinical care decisions for neonates with congenital heart disease.

Results: Parents cited five types of reason for or against permitting their newborn to participate in research studies: societal benefit (n = 18), individual benefit for their infant (n = 16), risk of study participation (n = 10), perception that participation posed no harm (n = 9), and anti-experimentation views (n = 4).

Conclusion: Addressing parental decision making in the light of these reasons could enhance the parental permission process for parents of critically ill neonates.

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  • Participation in multiple neonatal research studies.
    Ward Platt M. Ward Platt M. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2005 May;90(3):F191. doi: 10.1136/adc.2004.067371. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2005. PMID: 15846004 Free PMC article. Review. No abstract available.

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