Using the IRB Researcher Assessment Tool to Guide Quality Improvement
Using the IRB Researcher Assessment Tool to Guide Quality Improvement
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DOI：
10.1177/1556264615612195
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发表时间：
2015-12-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
Arnold, Robert M.
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作者：
Hall, Daniel E.;Hanusa, Barbara H.;Arnold, Robert M.
机构审查委员会 (IRB) 旨在保护参与研究的人员。然而，由于没有既定的 IRB 质量衡量标准，因此尚不清楚这些委员会是否实现了其目标。 IRB 研究人员评估工具是一种先前经过验证、内部规范的 IRB 质量代理衡量标准，可评估 45 种不同的 IRB 活动和职能。我们对大型城市 VA 医疗中心的研究人员和 IRB 成员样本使用了该工具。我们描述了一种系统方法来分析和解释调查回复，该方法可以识别最需要质量改进的 IRB 活动和职能。拟议的实证数据分析和呈现方法可以为地方提高 IRB 审查质量的举措提供信息。
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are intended to protect those who participate in research. However, because there is no established measure of IRB quality, it is unclear whether these committees achieve their goal. The IRB Researcher Assessment Tool is a previously validated, internally normed, proxy measure of IRB quality that assesses 45 distinct IRB activities and functions. We administered this instrument to a sample of investigators and IRB members at a large urban VA Medical Center. We describe a systematic approach to analyze and interpret survey responses that can identify the IRB activities and functions most in need of quality improvement. The proposed approach to empirical data analysis and presentation could inform local initiatives to improve the quality of IRB review.