Determining Parental Attitudes Toward Day of Surgery Consent for Research
Authors' conclusion
The results of this study are reassuring for pediatric researchers, identifying majority acceptance for day of surgery research consent approaches for most studies.
Study context
- Population
- Parents of children undergoing surgery
- Outcome
- Parental attitudes to day of surgery approach for research consent and influence of study type
Methodological detailsquestionnaire developed from stakeholder interviews, stratified by child's age, previous surgical experience and family research experience
- Questionnaire developed from stakeholder interviews
- Stratified by child's age, previous surgical experience and family research experience
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Most parents reported day of surgery approach would satisfy ethical principles for voluntary informed consent
- Study type not a determinant except for RCTs, where only half felt day of surgery approach appropriate
- Most cited reason for reluctance for RCTs: insufficient time to review details
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Preference for alternative time of approach, by child's age (subgroup)
Preference for alternative time of approach, by child's age (subgroup)
- Parents of younger children more likely to prefer alternative time vs teenagers
Original publication
Determining Parental Attitudes Toward Day of Surgery Consent for Research. Paediatr Anaesth. Published 26 February 2026. doi:10.
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