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UNASSIGNED: Obtaining informed consents from older adults is surrounded by many ethical and practical challenges. The objective of this study was to evaluate ethical issues and strategies in consenting older adults in Jordan as perceived by academic researchers and older adults.
UNASSIGNED: An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to academic researchers in the Jordanian health sciences colleges, and a sample of older adults. The study survey included items eliciting demographics, professional characteristics, and perceptions regarding the consenting process in older adults, consent-related skills in elderly, and strategies to improve the consenting process in older adults. The survey was then modified to assess the consent-related ethical issues and challenges as viewed by a sample of older adults after explaining the concept of the consenting process to them.
UNASSIGNED: A total of 250 academic researchers and 233 older adults participated in the study. Both researchers and older adults reported that having to sign the written forms and the impact of age-related physical impairments were the most challenging obstacles when consenting older adults. Lack of consistency and repeating questions were the most frequently encountered obstacles by researchers in consenting older adults. Ensuring privacy (anonymity/confidentiality), dedicating more time for the consenting process, treating older adults as autonomous individuals and respecting their cultural beliefs were the most helpful strategies recommended by both academic researchers and older adults.
UNASSIGNED: Obtaining informed consents from older adults is a challenging process. Researchers should be aware of the special needs and strategies to achieve realistic and ethical informed consents from older adults.
UNASSIGNED: An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to academic researchers in the Jordanian health sciences colleges, and a sample of older adults. The study survey included items eliciting demographics, professional characteristics, and perceptions regarding the consenting process in older adults, consent-related skills in elderly, and strategies to improve the consenting process in older adults. The survey was then modified to assess the consent-related ethical issues and challenges as viewed by a sample of older adults after explaining the concept of the consenting process to them.
UNASSIGNED: A total of 250 academic researchers and 233 older adults participated in the study. Both researchers and older adults reported that having to sign the written forms and the impact of age-related physical impairments were the most challenging obstacles when consenting older adults. Lack of consistency and repeating questions were the most frequently encountered obstacles by researchers in consenting older adults. Ensuring privacy (anonymity/confidentiality), dedicating more time for the consenting process, treating older adults as autonomous individuals and respecting their cultural beliefs were the most helpful strategies recommended by both academic researchers and older adults.
UNASSIGNED: Obtaining informed consents from older adults is a challenging process. Researchers should be aware of the special needs and strategies to achieve realistic and ethical informed consents from older adults.
摘要：
■从老年人那里获得知情同意被许多道德和实践挑战所包围。这项研究的目的是评估学术研究人员和老年人认为的约旦老年人同意的道德问题和策略。
■向约旦卫生科学学院的学术研究人员分发了一份匿名问卷，和老年人的样本。研究调查包括引发人口统计的项目，专业特点,以及对老年人同意过程的看法，老年人的同意相关技能，以及改善老年人同意过程的策略。然后对调查进行了修改，以评估与同意相关的道德问题和挑战，如在向老年人解释同意过程的概念后，由老年人样本所观察。
■共有250名学术研究人员和233名老年人参加了这项研究。研究人员和老年人都报告说，在同意老年人时，必须签署书面形式和与年龄相关的身体损伤的影响是最具挑战性的障碍。缺乏一致性和重复问题是研究人员在同意老年人时最常遇到的障碍。确保隐私（匿名/保密），将更多的时间用于同意的过程，将老年人视为自主个体并尊重他们的文化信仰是学术研究人员和老年人推荐的最有帮助的策略.
■从老年人那里获得知情同意是一个具有挑战性的过程。研究人员应该意识到获得老年人现实和道德知情同意的特殊需求和策略。
■向约旦卫生科学学院的学术研究人员分发了一份匿名问卷，和老年人的样本。研究调查包括引发人口统计的项目，专业特点,以及对老年人同意过程的看法，老年人的同意相关技能，以及改善老年人同意过程的策略。然后对调查进行了修改，以评估与同意相关的道德问题和挑战，如在向老年人解释同意过程的概念后，由老年人样本所观察。
■共有250名学术研究人员和233名老年人参加了这项研究。研究人员和老年人都报告说，在同意老年人时，必须签署书面形式和与年龄相关的身体损伤的影响是最具挑战性的障碍。缺乏一致性和重复问题是研究人员在同意老年人时最常遇到的障碍。确保隐私（匿名/保密），将更多的时间用于同意的过程，将老年人视为自主个体并尊重他们的文化信仰是学术研究人员和老年人推荐的最有帮助的策略.
■从老年人那里获得知情同意是一个具有挑战性的过程。研究人员应该意识到获得老年人现实和道德知情同意的特殊需求和策略。
