AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Informed consent is the process in which a health care provider educates a patient about the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a given procedure or intervention. The patient must be competent to make a voluntary decision about whether to undergo the procedure or intervention.

Detailed explanation-2: -A process in which patients are given important information, including possible risks and benefits, about a medical procedure or treatment, genetic testing, or a clinical trial. This is to help them decide if they want to be treated, tested, or take part in the trial.

Detailed explanation-3: -Effective informed consent discussion involves multiple stages, which include: establishing rapport with the patient, obtaining permission for the discussion, preparing the listener, gathering information about the patient’s perspective, providing information about the clinical research, and discussion of next steps.

Detailed explanation-4: -When conducting clinical research, the obtaining of informed consent is required. Informed consent is a procedure through which a competent subject, after having received and understood all the research-related information, can voluntarily provide his or her willingness to participate in a clinical trial.

Detailed explanation-5: -What is informed consent? Informed consent is one of the founding principles of research ethics. Its intent is that human participants can enter research freely (voluntarily) with full information about what it means for them to take part, and that they give consent before they enter the research.