Lance R. Nelson|Nathan W. Stupiansky|Mary A. Ott
The Influence of Age, Health Literacy, and Affluence on Adolescents’ Capacity to Consent to Research
Michigan State University|Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis|Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
adults assumed capacity consent medical research young children capacity adolescents capacity consent well described adapting macarthur competence assessment tool clinical research maccatcr describe adolescents capacity consent medical research factors influencing capacity pilot study included communitybased sample 30 adolescents 14 21 years age completed maccatcr undergoing simulated informed consent process found adolescents capacity consent research associated age health literacy family affluence findings suggest investigators institutional review boards aware factors age may influence capacity consent modifiable factors health literacy consent processes medical research adolescents modified