ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Children's Understanding of Informed Assents in Research Studies.
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- Missing assent: a global systematic review of ethical practices in HIV research with men who have sex with men (MSM) under 18.BMC medical ethics · 2026Pooled it
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- Ethical oversight of AI-driven paediatric trials: a proactive, risk-sensitive interim review model.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Video consent is preferred over written informed consent in pediatric rheumatology research.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Monitoring Beta-Blocker Therapy in Adolescents with Exercise-Induced Intraventricular Gradients Using Exercise Stress Echocardiography.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Anterior-posterior systematic deficits of cortical thickness in early-onset schizophrenia.Communications biology · 2025Article
- Analysis of pediatric assent information in early-phase cancer clinical trials through a children's research advisory group.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Tailoring Sexual Health Research Practices to Meet the Needs of Adolescent Girls in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Findings from Mexico.Adolescents (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
The assent procedure reflects an effort to enable the minor to understand, to the degree they are capable of, what their participation in the decision making process would involve.
aimsTo evaluate the minors' ability to understand the information provided to them when obtaining assent and to evaluate the opinion of the parents regarding the importance of asking the child's assent.
methodsThe sample included a total of 52 minors aged between 10 and 17 years who underwent exercise echocardiogram. The Quality of Informed Consent is divided into two parts: Part A was used to measure objective understanding and part B to measure subjective understanding.
resultsThe results show that the minors have a high capacity to understand the information given to them when asking for assent. A positive relationship was found between the two parts of the questionnaire. No statistically significant relationship was found between age and sex and part A and part B or between both age groups (<14 years old and ≥14 years old) and the measure. In the case of the parents, 96.6% of parents consider assent as an advantage for the child's acceptance of health care. The opinion of the parents is not related to the age, sex or level of schooling.
conclusionMinors showed a substantial level of understanding regarding the information provided to them. The parents considered the implementation of assent fundamental to the child's acceptance of health care.
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