Comparison of inpatients with major mental illness who do and do not consent to low-risk research

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• 作者：Jaskiw ; George E. ; Blumer ; Tim E. ; Gutierrez-Esteinou ; Rolando ; Meltzer ; Herbert Y. ; Steele ; Vickie ; et. al.
• 关键词：Schizophrenia ; Sampling ; Age
• 刊名：Psychiatry Research
• 出版年：2003
• 出版时间：July 15, 2003
• 年：2003
• 卷：119
• 期：1-2
• 页码：183-188
• 全文大小：76.1 K

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The generalizability of research data depends on the degree to which the studied sample represents the larger population of interest. By influencing the likelihood of research participation, socio-demographic and clinical factors could bias a sample. To evaluate this, we retrospectively identified 155 consecutive admissions over an 18-month period to a general acute male psychiatry inpatient unit in a Veterans Affairs Hospital on which all competent patients were offered the opportunity to participate in low-risk clinical research. Male inpatients who did (N