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Psychological Screening Of Children For Participation In Nontherapeutic Invasive Research, Ann Mccarthy, L. Richman, R. Hoffman, L. Rubenstein
Psychological Screening Of Children For Participation In Nontherapeutic Invasive Research, Ann Mccarthy, L. Richman, R. Hoffman, L. Rubenstein
Ann Marie McCarthy
BACKGROUND: The need for children to participate in research has raised concerns about ethical issues surrounding their participation. OBJECTIVES: To describe a protocol of preresearch psychological screening and postresearch outcomes and to present the results of the screening process for a nontherapeutic, invasive research study. DESIGN AND SETTING: Descriptive study carried out at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-eight children (mean age, 10.6 years) were screened, with 4 not completing the research study and another 4 unavailable for psychological follow-up. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Prescreening interviews with parent and child and screening measures of appropriate child …