Table 3.
Questionnaire’s answers.
Source: Authors
| Question | Answer | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who defines the members | Institution | 32 | 38.1 |
| Members | 16 | 19 | |
| Institution + Member + Coordinator | 12 | 14.3 | |
| Criteria for defining the members | Time availability | 16 | 19 |
| Research experience | 13 | 15.5 | |
| Time availability and research experience | 25 | 29.8 | |
| Knowledge on the REC/CONEP system | 2 | 2.4 | |
| Research experience and bioethics | 2 | 2.4 | |
| Hard to get | Community representative | 41 | 48.8 |
| Social Sciences and Humanities | 13 | 15.5 | |
| Community and Social Sciences and Humanities | 12 | 14.3 | |
| Difficulties to participate in the REC | Lack of time | 29 | 34.5 |
| Lack of time and institutional incentive | 12 | 14.3 | |
| Lack of time and interest | 8 | 9.5 | |
| No score on curriculum (associated values) | 21 | 28.8 | |
| Adapting the REC’s composition to the standards | Easy. The rules are compatible with the institutional and professional reality of the REC | 28 | 33.3 |
| Difficulty to find member for some categories | 22 | 26.2 | |
| Difficulty due to lack of interest or possibility to participate in the REC | 15 | 17.9 | |
| Meeting the deadlines of CNS OS 001/13 | Easy. Deadlines compatible with the REC’s composition and profile | 49 | 58.3 |
| Difficulty to meet deadlines in the analysis of specific areas | 14 | 16.7 | |
| Difficult. The deadlines are not compatible with the number of REC members | 8 | 9.5 | |
| Composition suitable for accreditation | Yes | 34 | 40.5 |
| No | 13 | 15.5 | |
| The REC is not interested in the accreditation | 15 | 17.9 | |
| The REC is adapting itself for the accreditation process | 14 | 16.7 | |
| Suiting the composition to CNS Res 506/16 | Easy. The rules are compatible with the institutional and professional reality of the REC | 28 | 33.3 |
| Difficult. The rules are not compatible with the institutional and professional reality of the REC | 22 | 26.2 | |
| Difficulty due to the professionals’ lack of interest or possibility of participating in the REC | 13 | 15.5 | |
| Operational and financial difficulty | 3 | 3.6 | |
| Suitable for reviewing SSH research | Yes | 64 | 76.2 |
| No | 8 | 9.5 | |
| The REC is still adapting itself to review projects in this field | 7 | 8.3 | |
| Suiting the REC’s composition to the CNS Res 510/16 | Easy. The rules are compatible with the institutional and professional reality of the members | 50 | 59.5 |
| Operational difficulty. The rules are not compatible with the institutional and professional reality of the members | 13 | 15.5 | |
| Difficulty due to the professionals’ lack of interest or possibility of participating in the REC | 11 | 13.1 |