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