Capacity to Consent to Research Among Adolescent-Parent Dyads in Rakai, Uganda

Kreniske, Philip; Hoffman, Susie; Ddaaki, William; Nakyanjo, Neema; Spindler, Esther; Ssekyewa, Charles; Isabirye, Dauda; Nakubulwa, Rosette; Nabakka, Proscovia; Lee, Daniel; Haba, Nao; Maru, Mahlet; Thompson, J.; Chen, Ivy S.; Nalugoda, Fred; Ssekubugu, Robert; Lutalo, Tom; Ott, Mary A.; Santelli, John

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.11.012

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“…Consistent with this finding, Fisher et al (2021) showed that 16–17-year-old adolescents were capable of understanding and appreciating consent information at the same level as 18–19-year-olds, with the majority (83%) of 14–15-year-olds demonstrating similar competencies. However, Kreniske et al (2023) showed that 10–14-year-olds scored significantly lower than 15–17-year-old and 18–19-year-old adolescents on the MacCAT-CR and suggested that adolescents older than 15 years could provide independent informed consent for sexual and reproductive health studies, whereas 10–14-year-olds may benefit from supported decision-making approaches. Interestingly, health literacy and family affluence (including socioeconomic status) were significant predictors of overall capacity, whereas age was no longer associated with capacity after controlling for these factors in the multivariate analyses (McGregor & Ott, 2019).…”

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Evaluating the Decisional Capacity for Informed Consent of Transition age Children to Adolescents in Human Subject Research

Salayev,

Aslanova,

Munir

2023

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics

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This study aimed to evaluate children's capacity for informed consent. We translated into Azerbaijani language and adapted the University of California, San Diego Brief Assessment of Capacity to Consent (UBACC). We enrolled four healthy groups: children aged 11, 12, and 13 years and adults. We provided the participants with information about the simulated research proposal and a related informed consent form. Subsequently, they were administered the UBACC. The mean total UBACC scores were 11.9 (11-year-olds), 12.7 (12-year-olds), 14.0 (13-year-olds), and 16.0 (adults). The gradual increase in the mean UBACC scores with age suggests the continuous maturation of the capacity to comprehend the informed consent process. There was no specific cutoff age to decide whether the children were competent enough to provide informed consent.

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confidence: 99%