"All subjects were asked whether they would be willing to participate in this descriptive study, while they waited to be seen by a gastroenterologist, prior to their initial colonoscopies
They were given basic information about the research and told that participation was strictly voluntary, according to guidelines from the institutional review board (IRB) for the clinics and hospital. The research had been approved as minimal risk by the IRB. All thirty-one subjects asked to participate agreed to do so." During the write-up of the study, the researcher should include this information about this process in which of the following sections?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Appendix
ANS: C
The data collection process was clear and concise; IRB approval was indicated; subjects' informed consent was described; use of trained data collectors was addressed; and timing and setting was discussed.
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