Awareness and Perception of Healthcare Providers about Proxy Consent in Critical Care Research

Table 2

Healthcare providers’ awareness about the purposes of informed consent for clinical research in ICU setting (n = 145).

Purpose	Total (n = 145)	Physicians (n = 58)	Pharmacists (n = 23)	Nurses (n = 64)	value^#
	Percent agreed, n (%)
To inform the participants about the potential risks related to the research study	97 (66.9)	35 (66.0)	19 (67.9)	43 (67.2)	0.791
To inform the participants about the potential benefits related to the research study	92 (63.4)	31 (58.5)	18 (64.3)	43(67.2)	0.630
To respect the patient's autonomy and protect the individual from coercion and deception	64 (44.1)	31 (58.5)	7 (25.0)	26 (40.6)	0.005
To discuss the alternative therapeutic options with the participants	90 (62.1)	43 (81.1)	10 (35.7)	37 (57.8)	<0.001
To protect the researchers from any medical litigation	122 (84.1)	46 (86.8)	23 (82.1)	53 (82.8)	0.944
To reduce the stress and anxiety related to participation in clinical research	56 (38.6)	23 (43.4)	6 (21.4)	27 (42.2)	0.791

#: using Pearson Chi-square test; : significant at 0.05 significance level.