Vulnerability of adolescents in clinical research and practice

Authors

  • Débora de Oliveira Santos
  • Fabíola Alves Gomes
  • Kely Raspante Teixeira
  • Leonardo Roever
  • Marceila de Andrade Fuzissaki
  • Tales Faleiros
  • Taís de Campos Lima

Abstract

Adolescents are considered vulnerable and exposed to different threats to health group, making it necessary discussion about ethical aspects related to their participation in research and clinical practice. The employed methodology was an integrative literature review and it was selected studies that approached the subject “bioethical matters related to vulnerability of adolescents” within the last fifteen years. Nine articles included the pre-established criteria to the study, grouped into three categories: 1) works that mentioned the psychological-cognitive comprehension of adolescent to participate in scientific research; 2) works emphasizing aspects related to medical decisions; and 3) studies approaching the issue of sexuality in adolescence. The analysis of selected studies found out it is not possible to reach a valid consensus to all situations involving adolescents in research and clinical practice.

Keywords:

Health vulnerability. Adolescence. Bioethics.
Vol. 25 No. 1 (2017): Rev. bioét. (Impr.). 2017; 25 (1)

Published:

2017-03-30

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Santos D de O, Gomes FA, Teixeira KR, Roever L, Fuzissaki M de A, Faleiros T, et al. Vulnerability of adolescents in clinical research and practice. Rev. bioét.(Impr.). [Internet]. 2017 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 4];25(1). Available from: https://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/1141