Consenting for themselves: a qualitative study exploring a Gillick Competence assessment to enable adolescents to self-consent to low-risk online research
The MCQs were acceptable to both young people and parents, providing preliminary evidence for the potential of this process for allowing <16s to self-consent to online, anonymous, low-risk mental health research. Further research is needed to validate the effectiveness of this process among a diverse range of populations and research contexts.
Authors
- Lara Willis
- Maria Elizabeth Loades (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0839-3190)
- Ching-Wen Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4158-1748)
- Grace Perry
- Emma E. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4695-2184)
- Nina Higson‐Sweeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6926-0463)
- Melanie Luximon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6855-6745)
Institutions
- University of Bath (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090747
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.51
Funders
- Research Trainees Coordinating Centre