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Protocol and Consent Form Additions
Protocol:
- If your research focuses on at-risk elderly or adults with diminished capacity who may be more likely to suffer from abusive situations, you will need to demonstrate your experience in working with this population, which can be done in 8c.
- In 11, clearly explain how the data will be collected and stored; it is possible that you will need a Certificate of Confidentiality if you are recording information about illegal behaviors. Please see the Certificate of Confidentiality section for more information.
- In 21, give specific detail about the risks faced by the participants and the procedures you will have in place to deal with possible harm to the participants.
Consent Form
Reporting suspicions of elderly and adult with diminished capacity abuse requires a breach of confidentiality. If the methods used in your research increase the likelihood of discovering cases of abuse, the Board may ask that you add the following statement to your consent form and surrogate consent form (if applicable) under “Confidentiality”:
Consent form text (please modify so that it is appropriate for the participants’ reading level): I have ethical obligations to report suspected abuse and to prevent others from carrying out threats or doing serious harm to you. If keeping information obtained in this study private would immediately put you in danger, I will release that information to protect you.
Please note: If you are using a Certificate of Confidentiality, you may be required to include specific template language that covers what is described above. Please provide a consent form that is complete, concise, and covers all necessary information without being redundant. The Certificate of Confidentiality section provides more specific information on template language that needs to be added to your consent form.
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