Capacity to consent to research participation in adults with metastatic cancer: comparisons of brain metastasis, non-CNS metastasis, and healthy controls.
Kyler MulhauserDario Alfredo MarottaAdam T GersteneckerGabrielle WilhelmTerina MyersMeredith GammonDavid E VanceBurt NaborsKristen O RileyKristen TriebelPublished in: Neuro-oncology practice (2020)
Our findings, using a performance-based assessment, are consistent with other research indicating that the research consent process may be overly cumbersome and confusing. This, in turn, may lead to research consent impairment not only in patient groups but also in some healthy adults with intact cognitive ability.