Advance Consent for Participation in Acute Stroke Trials: A Focus Group Study with People with Lived Experience of Stroke
Advance consent could address many of the limitations traditional consenting methods pose to participation in acute stroke trials. We conducted a series of five focus groups with people with lived experience of stroke. Using an inductive thematic approach, two themes were developed: factors in favour of, and against, advance consent. Participants supported the idea of advance consent and highlighted trust, transparent communication and sufficient time as major factors that would positively affect their decision to provide advance consent. The results will be used to finalise a model of advance consent suitable for testing the feasibility in stroke prevention clinics.
Authors
- Rena Seeger
- Brian Dewar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9222-5420)
- Dar Dowlatshahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1379-3612)
- Michel Christopher Frank Shamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0085-6816)
- Mark Fedyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0815-662X)
- Ubong Udoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2306-0199)
- Sophia Gocan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5633-3304)
- Stuart G. Nicholls (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0485-9069)
- Victoria Shepherd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7687-0817)
- Emma Cummings
Institutions
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- University of California System (US)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- Cardiff University (GB)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2024.302
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.70