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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2012 Nov;141(2-3):247-50.
doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.08.001. Epub 2012 Aug 29.

Preliminary study of a web-based tool for enhancing the informed consent process in schizophrenia research

Alexandrea L Harmell  1 , Barton W Palmer, Dilip V Jeste
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Preliminary study of a web-based tool for enhancing the informed consent process in schizophrenia research

Alexandrea L Harmell et al. Schizophr Res. 2012 Nov.

Abstract

Printed research consent forms serve to legally document what has been disclosed, but are usually suboptimal as a means of actually communicating that information to potential participants. We conducted a preliminary study of web-based multimedia consent. Participants included 19 patients with schizophrenia and 16 normal comparison (NC) subjects randomly assigned to a routine or web-media consent. Although comprehension among NCs was excellent regardless of consent condition, the web-based consent was associated with better comprehension and satisfaction among patients with schizophrenia. Findings suggest that web-aided multimedia consent is feasible and potentially more effective than printed consent forms in schizophrenia research.

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Figure 1a
UCSD Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC) total score for participants by diagnostic status and consent condition
Figure 1b
Figure 1b
MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool for Clinical Research (MacCAT-CR) Understanding scores for participants by diagnostic status and consent condition
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