Practice question · Put in order
Order the steps of a live informed-consent process.
- Confirm understanding and the freedom to refuse
- Agree what will be recorded and who may see it
- Revisit consent whenever the study’s scope changes
- Explain the research in terms participants actually use
Hints
- Consent is a relationship, not a single signature.
- The step most often forgotten is revisiting it later.
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- Explain the research in terms participants actually use
- Confirm understanding and the freedom to refuse
- Agree what will be recorded and who may see it
- Revisit consent whenever the study’s scope changes
Why
Consent is a relationship, not a signature: explained, confirmed, scoped, and renewed. The final step is the one weak projects forget.
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