Evaluating Active Parental Consent Procedures for School Programming: Addressing the Sensitive Topic of Suicide Prevention
| Autor: | Christa D. Labouliere, Krista Kutash, Christine M. Wienke Totura, Marc S. Karver |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Suicide Prevention
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent education Youth participation Adolescent Health Health Promotion Interpersonal communication Suicide prevention Article Education 0504 sociology Informed consent Southwestern United States medicine Humans Parental Consent School Health Services business.industry Research Public health 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 050401 social sciences methods 050301 education humanities Philosophy Family medicine Parental consent Consent Forms business 0503 education Clinical psychology Adolescent health |
| Zdroj: | Journal of School Health. 87:114-120 |
| ISSN: | 0022-4391 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/josh.12473 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND Suicide is the second leading cause of death for adolescents. Whereas school-based prevention programs are effective, obtaining active consent for youth participation in public health programming concerning sensitive topics is challenging. We explored several active consent procedures for improving participation rates. METHODS Five active consent methods (in-person, students taking forms home, mailing, mailing preceded by primers, mailing followed by reminder calls) were compared against passive consent procedures to evaluate recruitment success, as determined by participation (proportion who responded yes) and response (proportion who returned any response) rates. RESULTS Participation acceptance rates ranged from 38 to 100% depending on consent method implemented. Compared with passive consent, active consent procedures were more variable in response and participation rates. In-person methods provided higher rates than less interpersonal methods, such as mailing or students taking consents home. Mailed primers before or reminder calls after consent forms were mailed increased response but not participation rates. Students taking consents home resulted in the lowest rates. CONCLUSIONS Although passive consent produces the highest student participation, these methods are not always appropriate for programs addressing sensitive topics in schools. In-person active consent procedures may be the best option when prioritizing balance between parental awareness and successful student recruitment. |
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