Ethical considerations cited in child health research published in leading nursing journals : 2015-2019

Autor: Mingyu Hu, Run Wang, Weilian Cong, Xiaoling Ye, Chaixiu Li, Yanni Wu, Lixiao Yang, Chunlan Zhou, Michelle Howarth
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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ISSN: 1322-7114
Popis: Background: Child health research comprises complex ethical considerations. Understanding the extent to which the ethical process is reported in child health research is needed to improve reporting. \ud Aims: To identify reportage of ethical considerations in child health research in leading nursing and paediatric journals.\ud Methods: All child health research published between 2015 and 2019 in ten leading nursing journals and two paediatric journals were retrieved and critically appraised for the reportage of informed consent and ethical approval. \ud Results: Eight hundred and fifty-one child health research papers were included. Whilst 544 (79.9%) of the prospective studies mentioned informed consent, only 300 (55.2%) reported that written informed consent was obtained from the participants. Overall, 748 (87.9%) of child health research papers noted obtaining research ethics committee approval. Articles that mentioned financial support were significantly more likely to report informed consent and ethical approval than unfunded studies (all P
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