Vol. 1 No. 2 | April 2010

Vol. 1 No. 2 | April 2010

ISBN: 2150-7716

target articles

The Understanding of Informed Consent Information—Definitions and Measurements in Empirical Studies

Kari Sand, Stein Kaasa & Jon Håvard Loge

Participants’ understanding of consent information has been subject to rather intensive studies. This review was undertaken with the aim of exploring how understanding has been defined and measured in empirical studies of trial participants’ understanding of consent information. The databases Medline, Embase, ISI Web of Science, and PsycINFO were used to identify relevant literature published ...

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editorial.

Understanding “Understanding”: An Important Step Toward Improving Informed Consent to Research Paul S. Appelbaum
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Essays & Articles.

Impact of Written Ethics Policy on Euthanasia From the Perspective of Physicians and Nurses: A Multiple Case Study in Hospitals Joke Lemiengre, Chris Gastmans, Paul Schotsmans & Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé
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Lay and Professional Understandings of Research and Clinical Activities in Cancer Genetics and Their Implications for Informed Consent Nina Hallowell, Sarah Parry, Sarah Cooke, Gill Crawford, Anneke Lucassen & Michael Parker
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Prescription for Practice: Pharmacists on Moral Conscience Clauses Craig M. Klugman, Clare T. Pettis, Amber J. Joiner, Laura Davidson & Daniel M. Cook
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Religious and Genomics/Genetics Beliefs: An Exploratory Study Tomeka Robinson & Patricia Goodson
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