Review article

https://doi.org/10.31299/log.8.1.5

Informed consent in patients with aphasia

Lucija Šarić ; Poliklinika za rehabilitaciju slušanja i govora SUVAG, Zagreb
Karolina Lice ; Poliklinika za rehabilitaciju slušanja i govora SUVAG, Zagreb

Abstract

Informed consent is a conscious consent to participate in a research based on the appropriate amount of information and given by the research participant. Obtaining informed consent is the obligatory step before conducting research in the area of social sciences so the question is how to obtain it from individuals with the disorder in language comprehension and language production, i.e. people with aphasia. Language disorder of this clinical population often masks their ability to give informed consent by themselves. Because cognitive functioning defines decision-making capacity, and because cognitive functions in individuals with aphasia are usually intact, in this paper we discuss challenges and possible solutions in processes of obtaining informed consents from people with aphasia from an ethical point of view.

Keywords

ethics; informed consent; aphasia

Hrčak ID:

203078

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/203078

Publication date:

29.6.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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