Area Potential Risk Low High The participant is capable of Informed consent and the Informed consent and ability Characteristics of making decision on consenting to ability to withdraw from the to withdraw from the study not participants partake in the research and has study is possible with support possible or unlikely due to age the ability to withdraw from the to overcome communication of the child or incapacity of study fully. barriers e.g. advocates, the adult. There are translators/interpreters, signers communications issues or technology. arising from language or literacy issues, sensory or speech impairment. The and information being The topic or information being Information is likely to be sought does not focus on personal sought includes items likely to regarded as highly personal Nature of information being sought information at all e.g. anonymous be considered slightly personal or sensitive by whom it is survey seeking opinions about a or sensitive by some e.g. age, being collected or about received service. ethnicity, income. whom it is being obtained. e.g. medical conditions, psychiatric history, criminal records etc. No face to face interaction Some face to face contact and High level of face to face Methods/nature of data between investigator and interaction for limited amounts contact and /or interaction collection participant. of time. between investigator and participant e.g. participant observation or observation study.
Area Potential Risk Low High Characteristics of participants The participant is capable of making decision on consenting to partake in the research and has the ability to withdraw from the study fully. Informed consent and the ability to withdraw from the study is possible with support to overcome communication barriers e.g. advocates, translators/interpreters, signers or technology. Informed consent and ability to withdraw from the study not possible or unlikely due to age of the child or incapacity of the adult. There are communications issues arising from language or literacy issues, sensory or speech impairment. Nature of information being sought The and information being sought does not focus on personal information at all e.g. anonymous survey seeking opinions about a received service. The topic or information being sought includes items likely to be considered slightly personal or sensitive by some e.g. age, ethnicity, income. Information is likely to be regarded as highly personal or sensitive by whom it is being collected or about whom it is being obtained. e.g. medical conditions, psychiatric history, criminal records etc. Methods/nature of data collection No face to face interaction between investigator and participant. Some face to face contact and interaction for limited amounts of time. High level of face to face contact and /or interaction between investigator and participant e.g. participant observation or observation study.
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