| Description |
1 online resource (184 pages) |
| Contents |
Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Part 1. Conducting Research With and About Older Persons: Ethical and Legal Issues and Implications; Chapter 1. Ethical Issues in Informed Consent in the Conduct of Research With Aging Persons; Chapter 2. Decisional Capacity and Consent for Research in Older Adults Who Are Cognitively Impaired; Chapter 3. The Search for a Coherent Language: The Science and Politics of Drug Testing and Approval; Chapter 4. Ethical and Legal Considerations in Health Services Research |
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Chapter 5. Regulating Research for Those With Decisional Impairment: Implications for Mental Health ProfessionalsPart 2. Independent Articles; Chapter 6. Ethical Complexities of Aggressive Surgical Intervention in the Very Old; Chapter 7. From Elder Guardianship to Long-Term Legal Care; Chapter 8. The Circle of Life: Respecting Patients' Preferences Near the End of Life?; Book Reviews; Literature Abstract: Symposium-Joint Conference on Legal/Ethical Issues in the Progression of Dementia; Bibliograp |
| Summary |
Perplexing ethical questions emerge when conducting research involving older adult participants. Fundamental ethical concerns often grappled with include the ability to obtain truly voluntary and competent informed consent, the proper role of surrogate decision making in the research context, and the equitable selection of research subjects. This volume brings to the forefront a discussion of how to encourage essential research specifically designed to benefit older persons while protecting the legal and ethical rights of actual and potential older research participants. Highly qualified and d |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Older people -- Medical care -- Research
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Older people -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Research
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780826116369 |
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0826116361 |
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