Question

Which of the following best describes the principle of informed consent as described in the Belmont Report?
A. Voluntariness, risk/benefit assessment, selection of subjects.
B. Comprehension, conflicts of interest, risk/benefit ratio.
C. Risk/benefit assessment, justification of research, comprehension.
D. Information, comprehension, voluntariness.

Answer 1

Answer:

Information, comprehension, voluntariness.- D.

Answer 2

Answer:

The principle of Belmont Report is best described by D) Information, comprehension, voluntariness.

Explanation:

The Belmont report is an ethical document in the health science department meant to protect concerned parties in research and trials. It outlines three principles namely respect for persons, beneficence, and justice and also states the main areas of application.

Respect for persons means treating all the participant with respect and providing information required to make appropriate decisions. Beneficence means the research must not take precedence over participants' safety. Therefore, it encourages safety and discourages harm of any sort. Justice describes fairness, in all the areas that concern the research and treating participants equally.