Review the main ideas about consent capacity. Be sure to ask any questions you have about the main ideas.
Consent capacity is someone’s ability to make their own decision about being in research.
Consent capacity can change.
How much consent capacity someone needs to make their own decision will depend on the bad things that can happen in the study.
We can make information about our research more understandable so more people can understand the good and bad things for themselves about being in a research study.
Practice using these ideas with the discussion questions.
What can you do if you’re not sure if someone can make their own decision to be in a research study?