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Medical Settings as a Context for Research on Cognitive Development

Karen Salmon Dip.Clin.Psych., Ph.D. Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Deirdre A. Brown Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Pages 175-186 | Published online: 22 Apr 2013

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

  • Further reading, particularly in relation to research ethics in medical contexts:
  • Cico , S. J. , Vogeley , E. , & Doyle , W. J. ( 2011 ). Informed consent language and parents' willingness to enroll their children in research . IRB; Ethics & Human Research , 33 , 6 – 13 .
  • Note: Presents findings showing that common terms used in pediatric research (e.g., research project, study, experiment) are not taken as identical by potential participants and provides brief recommendations to address this issue.
  • Henderson , E. M. , Law , E. F. , Palermo , T. M. , & Eccleston , C. ( 2012 ). Case study: Ethical guidance for pediatric e-health research using examples from pain research with adolescents . Journal of Pediatric Psychology , 37 , 116 – 126 .
  • Note: Aims to provide ethical guidance for psychologists who are engaged in pediatric e-health research. There is a particularly useful discussion of ethical issues relating to recruitment, informed consent and debriefing, privacy and confidentiality, and safety.
  • Rae , W. A. , Brunnquell , D. , & Sullivan , J. R. ( 2009 ). Ethical and legal issues in pediatric psychology . In M. C. Roberts & R. G. Steele (Eds.), Handbook of pediatric psychology ( , 4th ed. , pp. 19 – 34 ). New York , NY : The Guilford Press .
  • Note: A useful general overview, from a pediatric psychology framework, of issues to consider when conducting research in pediatric settings.
  • Sibley , A. , Sheehan , M. , & Pollard , A. J. ( 2012 ). Assent is not consent . Journal of Medical Ethics , 38 , 3 .
  • Spriggs , M. , & Caldwell , P. H. Y. ( 2011 ). The ethics of paediatric research . Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health , 47 , 664 – 667 .
  • Note: Written for medical practitioners, both Sibley et al. (2012) and Spriggs and Caldwell (2011) provide interesting perspectives on issues surrounding child assent.

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