3015.0: Monday, October 22, 2001 - 1:10 PM

Abstract #24077

Ethical Issues in Recruiting Mexican Immigrant Mothers and Children as Research Subjects

Julia Muennich Cowell, PhD, RNC, FAAN1, Diane B. McNaughton, PhD, RN2, Sarah H. Ailey, PhD (c), RN2, and Deborah A. Gross, DNSc, RN1. (1) College of Nursing, Community and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University, 600 South Paulina, 1080 Armour Academic Center, Chicago, IL 60612, (312) 942-5836, jcowell@rushu.rush.edu, (2) Community and Mental Health Nursing, Rush College of Nursing, Rush University, 600 S. Paulina Street, Chicago, IL

Informed consent must represent the “knowing consent” of an individual who is able to freely choose, without undue inducement. Informed consent is not a single event, but ongoing informational exchanges that take place between the investigators and subject. The purpose of this paper is to present experiences encountered with the first study wave of Mexican immigrant mothers and their children (N=50 dyads) enrolled in the Mexican American Problem Solving (MAPS) program. MAPS is a mother and child linked problem solving intervention designed to meet the individual needs of subjects with the goal of increasing mental health status, family functioning and school adaptation for the child. We will describe recruitment strategies and the process for ascertaining informed consent. Tactics for explaining benefits and risks will be presented as outlined by Office for Protection from Research Risks at the National Institutes of Health. The report will also include problems ranging from translations at appropriate reading levels, access to the researchers, inclusion and exclusion criteria and mandated child abuse reporting. The findings serve as a guide for researchers’ working with immigrant and refugee.

Learning Objectives: Participants will: 1. Identify issues related to informed consent for immigrant subjects. 2. Describe researcher communication responsibilities for informing subjects of benefits and risks. 3. be able to formulate an informed consent document.

Keywords: Ethics, Immigrants

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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