Question 1 Report
At a community health centre, a researcher asks adults attending a free yoga session to complete a mental health questionnaire. The researcher explains that the study concerns stress and that people may leave at any time.
(a) Identify one piece of information needed for informed consent. [1]
(b) Describe one way the researcher could protect the participants’ right to withdraw. [1]
(c) Evaluate one possible problem with using only yoga attendees in this study. [1]
(a) Any one: what they will do / what data will be collected / possible risks / that participation is voluntary / how results will be used [1] (b) State clearly that they can stop without giving a reason, or provide a withdrawal procedure/contact [1] (c) The sample is self-selected and may already be interested in health, so it may not represent other people [1]
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