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. 2020 Jan 7;26(1):51–65. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2018.0221

Table 2.

Teleconsent

ITEM n %
Teleconsent is an IMPORTANT APPROACH for obtaining informed consent
 Strongly agree 61 45.5
 Agree 58 43.3
 Neither agree nor disagree 14 10.5
 Disagree 1 0.8
 Strongly disagree 0 0.0
I or my organization would LIKELY USE TELECONSENT to obtain informed consent if it were available
 Strongly agree 52 38.8
 Agree 59 44.0
 Neither agree nor disagree 21 15.7
 Disagree 1 0.8
 Strongly disagree 1 0.8
The GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES for teleconsent to impact informed consent in clinical research include the following:
 Consenting participants at their homes 108 80.6
 Consenting participants at remote clinic sites 116 86.6
 Increasing access to participants to clinical trials 114 85.1
 Streamlining recruitment and consent process 79 60.0
 Improving the efficiency of research staff 74 55.2
 Greater confidentiality and privacy 31 23.1
 Reduce regulatory burden on research staff at remote sites 47 35.1
 Ability to confirm the person completing consent remote is actually that person 59 44.0
 Ability to watch for nonverbal cues indicating comprehension or confusion 68 50.8
The GREATEST CHALLENGES with using teleconsent for informed consent in clinical research include the following:
 Technical capabilities of users 114 85.1
 Hardware availability of users 97 72.4
 Internet connectivity 93 69.4
 Privacy and confidentiality concerns 52 38.8
 IRB and regulatory issues 49 36.6