Lecture 3: chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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what are the elements of ethical research?

A

1) protecting human rights
2) understanding informed consent
3) understanding institutional review of research
4) balancing benefits/ risks in a study

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2
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what are the unethical researches mentioned?

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1) Nazi Medical Experiments
2) Tuskegee Syphilis Study
3) Willowbrook Study
4) Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital Study

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3
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what are two documents associated with the Nazi Medical experiments?

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Nuremberg Code and Declaration of Helsinki

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4
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what are the critiquing guidelines for problems and purposes?

what are things to consider when critiquing guidelines of research (problems and purposes)?

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  • is it clear and concise?
  • limited in scope?
  • is it narrowed to the focus of the study?
  • does it identify variables, population, and setting?
  • does this allow for generation of knowledge?
  • feasible?
  • ethical?
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5
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what were the ethical violations of the Nazi Medical Experiments?

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subjects were given poison, surgery w/o anasthesia, involuntary participation, freezing temperatures, and permanent damage

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who were the subjects of the Nazi Medical Experiments?

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Jewish prisoners of war

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what was the goal of Tuskegee Syphilis Study (TSS)?

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to examine the natural course of syphilis in adult black men w/o treatment

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what made TSS unethical?

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withheld information of effective treatment (Penicillin)

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9
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what roles did the CDC play in TSS?

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they reviewed it and determined it should be continued for the next 40 years

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10
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what are the long-term implications of unethical research in the past?

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severe mistrust by subjects of the researchers

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what was the purpose of the Willowbrook Study (WS)?

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examined the course of hepatitis in the body using mentally impaired children

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12
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on what grounds was WS defended at that time?

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cleaner environment, better supervision, higher nurse-patient ratio

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what was the purpose of the Jewish Chronic Disease Study (JCDS)?

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determine the patient’s rejection response to live cancer cells

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who were the subject of JCDS?

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patients with dementia

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what made JCDS unethical?

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researchers did not inform subjects they were taking part in a study (no informed consent)

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16
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doctors who were caring for the patients with dementia did not know about the study

A

true

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17
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what is the focus of the Declaration of Helsinki?

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clarifies the difference between therapeutic and nontherapeutic research

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18
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therapeutic research

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gives patients an opportunity to receive experimental treatment

19
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nontherapeutic research

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is conducted to generate knowledge for science and the benefit of future patients

20
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3 ethical principles (Belmont Report)

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1) respect of persons (autonomy)
2) beneficence (promote good)
3) justice (fairness)

21
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what are the ways autonomy is applied in research?

A

informed consent
ability to withdraw
confidentiality

22
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what are the ways beneficence is applied in research?

A

minimize risks
assure benefits
maintain integrity of the study

23
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how do you maintain the integrity of the study?

A

report true results and finish the study

24
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what are the ways fairness is applied in research?

A

establishing inclusion and exclusion criteria

translated consent and surveys

25
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5 human rights considered for research

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1) self-determination
2) privacy
3) anonymity
4) protection from harm and discomfort
5) fair selection and treatment

26
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right to self-determination

A

humans are autonomous agents with freedom to conduct their lives as they choose

27
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how do you violate the right to self-determination?

A

coercion
covert data collection
deception

28
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coercion

A

intentional threat of harm to subject to obtain compliance

29
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covert data collection

A

subjects are unaware of the research data being collected

30
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deception

A

actual misinforming of subject for research purposes

31
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example of deception

A

Milgram Study

administering electric shocks to another person (who was actually an actor)

32
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when is deception acceptable?

A

it is not expected to cause any long-lasting harm

33
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benefit-risk ratio

A

expected benefits balances high risks

34
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who are persons with diminished autonomy?

A

legally and mentally incompetent subjects

neonates and children

terminally ill

people confined to an institution

pregnant women and fetuses

35
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right to privacy

A

the freedom people have to determine the time, extent and general circumstances under which private information will be kept or shared

36
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what is considered discomfort and harm?

A

no anticipated effects

temporary discomfort

unusual levels of temporary discomfort

risk of permanent damage

certainty of permanent damage

37
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which right prevents coercion of subjects?

A

right to fair selection and treatment

38
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elements of informed consent

A

disclosure (essential information for consent)

comprehension

competence to give consent

voluntary agreement

39
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functions of the Institutional Review Board

A

protection of rights and welfare

voluntary informed consent

benefits exceeds risks

40
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what is the focus of the IRB?

A

the safety of the subjects

note they have nothing to do with the study itself (if it was valid)

41
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levels of reviews by the IRB

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1) exempt
2) expedited
3) full/ complete

42
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studies that are exempt from review

A

they pose no apparent risks to the research subjects

43
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studies that will receive expedited review

A

they have minimal risks

44
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studies that will receive a full review

A

carries greater than minimal risks

(but it needs to present how they will actively minimize risks, ensure equitable selection of subjects, protect the privacy, make accommodations)