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Populations in Research Requiring Additional Considerations and/or Protections (ID 16680)
Populations in Research Requiring Additional Considerations and/or Protections (ID 16680)
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Populations in Research RequiringAdditional Considerations and/or
Protections (ID 16680)
Which is an example of a situation where deferential vulnerability might be a
factor? Correct Ans - A physician recruiting patients to be subjects
In deferential vulnerability, the authority over the prospective subject is due
to informal power relationships rather than formal hierarchies. The power
relationship may be based on gender, race, or class inequalities, or they can be
inequalities in knowledge (such as, in the doctor-patient relationship). Like
institutional vulnerability, deferential vulnerability increases the risk of harm
that informed consent would be compromised because it is not fully
voluntary. Correct Ans -
Subjects with a serious illness may be at risk for exploitation because they
may be desperate for a possible cure. This is an example of: Correct Ans -
Medical vulnerability
Medical vulnerability arises when prospective subjects have serious health
conditions for which there are no satisfactory standard treatments. Subjects
with serious health problems may not be able to adequately weigh the risks
and potential benefits of the research. Subjects are at risk of exploitation
because they may overestimate potential benefit. Deferential vulnerability is
similar to institutional vulnerability, but the authority over the prospective
subject is due to informal power relationships rather than formal hierarchies.
Economic vulnerability arises when prospective subjects are disadvantaged in
the distribution of social goods and services (income, housing, or healthcare).
Therapeutic misconception occurs when subjects blur the roles played by
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