Awareness and Perception of Healthcare Providers about Proxy Consent in Critical Care Research
Table 3
Healthcare providers’ perception towards obtaining the proxy consent for clinical research from relatives for ICU patients (n = 145).
Statements
Total (n = 145)
Physicians (n = 58)
Pharmacists (n = 23)
Nurses (n = 64)
value#
Percent agreed, n (%)
Because the relatives of ICU patients are the ones who have knowledge about patients' values and preferences
83 (57.2)
34 (64.2)
15 (53.6)
34 (53.1)
0.457
Because the relatives of ICU patients have been recognized the authorized legal representative for informed consent decision on behalf of ICU patients
95 (65.5)
36 (67.9)
20 (71.4)
39 (60.9)
0.844
Because the relatives of ICU patients are the most one desired to help their patient through participating in clinical studies that may benefits their patients
74 (51.0)
23 (43.4)
14 (50.0)
37 (57.8)
0.625
#: using Pearson Chi-square test. : significant at 0.05 significance level.
