Medicine and Health Sciences Commons^™

A Systematic Review Of The Experiences Of Vulnerable People Participating In Research On Sensitive Topics, Susan Alexander, Rona Pillay, Bronwyn Smith

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this paper is to systematically review studies that discuss the experiences of vulnerable populations participating in research on sensitive topics.

DESIGN:

Systematic review performed according to PRISMA guidelines.

DATA SOURCES:

Thirteen databases were searched, locating 197 articles. Following removal of duplicates, screening and full text review, 31 studies remained to be critically appraised.

REVIEW METHODS:

As there was a mix of qualitative and quantitative articles, the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) toolkit and Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) tool were used to appraise the methodological quality of the articles. Following critical appraisal, the remaining 11 …

Keep Calm And Carry On: Parental Opinions On Improving Clinical Dietary Trials For Young Children, Analise Nicholl, Therese O'Sullivan

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Recruitment can be an issue for paediatric research. We aimed to investigate parental opinions of paediatric clinical assessments, and to combine findings with recent literature to inform the design of a clinical dietary trial. We used convenience sampling to recruit 17 parents of children aged 2⁻6 years from two community playgroups in Perth, Western Australia. Three focus groups considered proposed child assessments, study design, and potential study enrolment. Qualitative thematic analysis of focus group transcripts used NVivo 11 (QSR, Melbourne, VIC, Australia). Four main parental concerns emerged, presented here with solutions combining parent responses and relevant literature. (1) Parent and …