Clinicians’ experiences of obtaining informed consent for research and treatment: a nested qualitative study from Pakistan
The concept of consent is generally considered important in many cultures, however, there are two strands of understanding. There seems to be consensus that participant agreement is necessary to protect the participant but with regards to autonomy there are significant cultural differences whether it is the right for autonomy of the individual (individualistic concept) or family, community, or expert authority in other cultures. In Pakistan clinician-researchers sometimes preferred one approach and sometimes the other as they appreciated the interests of the patient to be.
Authors
- Jahanara Miah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2122-7007)
- Ameer B. Khoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2026-7952)
- Nusrat Husain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9493-0721)
- Muqaddas Asif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1605-9181)
- Imran B. Chaudhry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7493-7515)
- Sehrish Tofique (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8027-054X)
- Ayesha Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0754-3772)
- Nasim Chaudhry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4142-868X)
- Tayyeba Kiran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2478-4148)
- Rakhshi Memon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6586-2248)
- Sarah Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1723-5012)
- Bushra Ali Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7439-4196)
Institutions
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Mersey Care NHS Trust (GB)
- The London College (GB)
- Pakistan Institute of Learning and Living (PK)
- University College London (GB)
- Ziauddin University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Ethics
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-024-01119-8
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63
Funders
- Medical Research Council