Atlas.ti
ATLAS.ti is a powerful workbench for the qualitative analysis of large bodies of textual, graphical, audio and video data.
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Constant Comparison Method
Constant comparison is the data-analytic process whereby each interpretation and finding is compared with existing findings as it emerges from the data analysis.
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Decision-Making Capacity Assessments (DMCA)
Adults are presumed to be independent decision-makers regarding their personal and financial affairs. When a person’s decision-making capacity (DMC) in specific domains, however, comes into question due to diseases such as dementia and other chronic conditions, standardized Decision-Making Capacity Assessment (DMCA) processes aligned with legislation are needed.
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DICE
Web-based electronic informed consent application.
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Flesch-Kincaid Readability Scale
Readability test that tell what level of education someone needs to easily read a piece of text.
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Gillick Competence
The [term used] … to identify children aged under 16 who have the legal competence to consent to immunization, providing they can demonstrate sufficient maturity and intelligence to understand and appraise the nature and implications of the proposed treatment, including the risks and alternative courses of actions. Gillick competence is a functional ability to make a decision.
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Grounded Theory approach
Grounded theory sets out to discover or construct theory from data, systematically obtained and analysed using comparative analysis.
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Likert Scale
A five or seven point rating scale [used] to measure attitudes directly, it allow[s] the individual to express how much they agree or disagree.
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Meaning Equivalence Reusable Learning Objectives (MERLO)
Multi-dimensional database that allows the sorting and mapping of important concepts through exemplary target statements of conceptual situations, and relevant statements of shared meaning.
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Oxford Video Informed Consent Tool (OxVIC)
Personalised video consent tool to enhance patient satisfaction in the preoperative consenting process.
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REDCap
REDCap is a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases.
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Research Kit
ResearchKit, developed by Apple, is an open-source software framework designed to streamline the process of screening and consenting participants into research studies.
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The System Usability Scale (SUS)
Provides a quick and reliable tool for measuring usability. It consists of a 10-item questionnaire with five response options for respondents; from Strongly agree to Strongly disagree.
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Teach Back
Teach-back is a way to confirm that the educator has explained to the patient what is important and in a manner that the patient understands. Patient understanding is confirmed when the patient explains it back in their own words to the educator. It can also help the clinician identify explanations and communication strategies that are most commonly misunderstood by patients.
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Center for Informed Consent Integrity 