Critical Care Research and Practice

Research Article

The Attitudes of Relatives of ICU Patients toward Informed Consent for Clinical Research

Table 2

Relatives’ attitudes toward informed consent for clinical research on behalf of the patients in ICU.
QuestionsN (%)
Do you agree to provide informed consent for participation in a clinical study on behalf of your patient in ICU? 
 Agree133 (72.3%)
 Neutral8 (04.3%)
 Disagree43 (23.4%)
I agree because I think that the study will be beneficial for my patient 
 Agree128 (69.6%)
 Neutral8 (04.3%)
 Disagree48 (26.1%)
I agree because I want to support the scientific research and optimize future therapeutic knowledge 
 Agree24 (13.0%)
 Neutral36 (19.6%)
 Disagree124 (67.4%)