Clarifying the concept of the "Social" in risk assessments for human subjects research.
Account Res
; 25(1): 1-20, 2018.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29140730
ABSTRACT
International guidelines for the conduct of research with human participants, such as those put forth by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS, 2002), recommend that research review committees account for social risk and benefits to society in their review of proposed research. What do the concepts of the "social" and "society" mean in the context of the review of human participants research? Here we analyze concepts of social and society to define the terms social harm, social risk, social benefit, and benefits to society. We argue that use of these terms invite more questions than answers and beg for difficult empirical research to determine the nature, likelihood, and magnitude of this category of risk and benefit. Until more research is done and these questions are answered, we advise reviewers to adopt an attitude of provisionalism and caution in their review of specifically "social" risks and benefits and "benefits to society."
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Social
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Formação de Conceito
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Sujeitos da Pesquisa
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Experimentação Humana
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Account Res
Assunto da revista:
ETICA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos