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Informed consent procedures: an experimental test using a virtual character in a dialog systems training application.

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Hubal, RC; Day, RS
Published in: Journal of biomedical informatics
October 2006

Researchers are generally trained to administer informed consent by studying approved guidelines, but still can fail to satisfactorily answer questions from potential participants. An application using a virtual character allowed novice participants to practice administering informed consent. This character was designed to behave as a potential participant for a study and asked many of the questions research participants typically ask, such as queries about the study itself, the sponsor, timing, selection procedures, confidentiality, voluntariness, benefits and risks, and contact information. The user responded to the character's queries as if speaking with a true potential research participant. The application was effective even after only brief usage. In a laboratory experiment, novice participants who practiced with the virtual character were later more effective in conducting informed consent interviews with a human interviewee than those who were trained only with written materials. Thus, simulated learning-by-doing improved informed consent skills. Implications for related health dialog applications are discussed.

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Published In

Journal of biomedical informatics

DOI

EISSN

1532-0480

ISSN

1532-0464

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

39

Issue

5

Start / End Page

532 / 540

Related Subject Headings

  • Medical Informatics
  • Informed Consent
  • Humans
  • Computer-Assisted Instruction
  • Communication
  • Biomedical Research
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • 4601 Applied computing
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Hubal, R. C., & Day, R. S. (2006). Informed consent procedures: an experimental test using a virtual character in a dialog systems training application. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 39(5), 532–540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2005.12.006
Hubal, Robert C., and Ruth S. Day. “Informed consent procedures: an experimental test using a virtual character in a dialog systems training application.Journal of Biomedical Informatics 39, no. 5 (October 2006): 532–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbi.2005.12.006.
Hubal RC, Day RS. Informed consent procedures: an experimental test using a virtual character in a dialog systems training application. Journal of biomedical informatics. 2006 Oct;39(5):532–40.
Hubal, Robert C., and Ruth S. Day. “Informed consent procedures: an experimental test using a virtual character in a dialog systems training application.Journal of Biomedical Informatics, vol. 39, no. 5, Oct. 2006, pp. 532–40. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2005.12.006.
Hubal RC, Day RS. Informed consent procedures: an experimental test using a virtual character in a dialog systems training application. Journal of biomedical informatics. 2006 Oct;39(5):532–540.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of biomedical informatics

DOI

EISSN

1532-0480

ISSN

1532-0464

Publication Date

October 2006

Volume

39

Issue

5

Start / End Page

532 / 540

Related Subject Headings

  • Medical Informatics
  • Informed Consent
  • Humans
  • Computer-Assisted Instruction
  • Communication
  • Biomedical Research
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • 4601 Applied computing
  • 4203 Health services and systems
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences