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ArticleInformatics for health & social care2019

A novel metadata management model to capture consent for record linkage in longitudinal research studies.

Christiana McMahon, Spiros Denaxas

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Christiana McMahona University College London, Institute of Health Informatics , London , United Kingdom.
Spiros Denaxasa University College London, Institute of Health Informatics , London , United Kingdom.

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Medical Research Council MR/K006584/1
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Abstract

backgroundInformed consent is an important feature of longitudinal research studies as it enables the linking of the baseline participant information with administrative data. The lack of standardized models to capture consent elements can lead to substantial challenges. A structured approach to capturing consent-related metadata can address these.

objectivesa) Explore the state-of-the-art for recording consent; b) Identify key elements of consent required for record linkage; and c) Create and evaluate a novel metadata management model to capture consent-related metadata.

methodsThe main methodological components of our work were: a) a systematic literature review and qualitative analysis of consent forms; b) the development and evaluation of a novel metadata model. DISCUSSION: We qualitatively analyzed 61 manuscripts and 30 consent forms. We extracted data elements related to obtaining consent for linkage. We created a novel metadata management model for consent and evaluated it by comparison with the existing standards and by iteratively applying it to case studies.

conclusionThe developed model can facilitate the standardized recording of consent for linkage in longitudinal research studies and enable the linkage of external participant data. Furthermore, it can provide a structured way of recording consent-related metadata and facilitate the harmonization and streamlining of processes.

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Longitudinal StudiesMetadataBiomedical ResearchHealth Information ExchangeHumansInformation Storage and RetrievalInformed Consentbiomedical informaticsconsent, metadatadata linkageelectronic health recordsepidemiology

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PMID29106808
PMCPMC6484449

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