Knowledge of Federal Regulations for Mental Health Research Involving Prisoners.
Knowledge of Federal Regulations for Mental Health Research Involving Prisoners.
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DOI：
10.1080/23294515.2014.995837
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发表时间：
2015
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通讯作者：
Eldridge GD
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作者：
Johnson ME;Brems C;Bergman AL;Mills ME;Eldridge GD
鉴于囚犯容易受到胁迫和剥削，参与研究的囚犯受到人类研究保护办公室(OHRP)旨在确保他们的安全和福祉的法规的保护。这些法规的知识对于进行和监督惩教环境中精神健康研究的机构审查委员会(IRBs)的研究人员来说是至关重要的。我们通过调查全国范围内的样本来探索OHRP法规的知识深度：(1)在惩教环境中进行研究的精神健康研究人员；(2)在非惩教环境中进行研究的精神健康研究人员；(3)在惩教环境中监督心理健康研究的IRB成员；(4)在非惩教环境中监督心理健康研究的IRB成员；以及(5)IRB囚犯代表。参与者回答了基于OHRP规定的10个项目的知识问卷。1256名参与者提供了可用的数据(答复率为44.9%)。结果显示，人们对OHRP法规的了解有限，平均正确答案为44.1%。IRB囚犯代表、IRB成员和有惩教经验的研究人员展示了最高水平的知识；然而，即使是这些参与者也只能正确回答大约50%的问题。尽管研究人员和IRB成员普遍意识到囚犯是受保护的人群，并意识到不同的监管程序适用于与他们一起进行的研究，但我们的发现揭示了对具体的OHRP规则的掌握有限，这些规则是进行惩教环境中精神健康研究的研究人员和IRB成员的基本知识。考虑到健康和医疗保健方面的差异，囚犯可能会从心理健康研究中受益匪浅；增加研究人员和IRB成员对OHRP法规的了解是实现这一重要公共卫生目标的关键一步。
Given their vulnerability to coercion and exploitation, prisoners who participate in research are protected by Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) regulations designed to ensure their safety and wellbeing. Knowledge of these regulations is essential for researchers who conduct and institutional review boards (IRBs) that oversee mental health research in correctional settings. We explored depth of knowledge of OHRP regulations by surveying a nationwide sample of: (1) mental health researchers who have conducted research in correctional settings; (2) mental health researchers who have conducted research in non-correctional settings; (3) IRB members who have overseen mental health research in correctional settings; (4) IRB members who have overseen mental health research in in non-correctional settings; and (5) IRB prisoner representatives. Participants responded to a 10-item knowledge questionnaire based on OHRP regulations. 1,256 participants provided usable data (44.9% response rate). Results revealed limited knowledge of OHRP regulations, with a mean across groups of 44.1% correct answers. IRB Prisoner representatives, IRB members, and researchers with correctional experience demonstrated the highest levels of knowledge; however, even these participants were able to correctly answer only approximately 50% of the items. Although awareness that prisoners are a protected population and that different regulatory procedures apply to research with them is likely to be universal among researchers and IRB members, our findings reveal limited mastery of the specific OHRP regulations that are essential knowledge for researchers who conduct and IRB members who oversee mental health research in correctional settings. Given well-documented health and healthcare disparities, prisoners could potentially benefit greatly from mental health research; increasing knowledge of the OHRP regulations among researchers and IRB members is a crucial step toward meeting this important public health goal.