Table : TABLE 4.2 • Information Provided for Obtaining Informed Consent
When obtaining informed consent from participants, a researcher must give participants the following information:
  1. the purpose of the research, expected duration, and procedures;
  2. their right to decline to participate and to withdraw from the research once participation has begun;
  3. the foreseeable consequences of declining or withdrawing;
  4. reasonably foreseeable factors that may be expected to influence their willingness to participate such as potential risks, discomfort, or adverse effects;
  5. any prospective research benefits;
  6. limits of confidentiality;
  7. incentives for participation; and
  8. whom to contact for questions about the research and research participants’ rights.
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