Parental views and understanding of the recruitment process
| Retrospective | Prospective | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category/question | No | % | No | % |
| The responses are presented as the number and percentage of parents who agreed to the statement. | ||||
| *p<0.001 compared with prospective study. | ||||
| Autonomy | ||||
| Doctor should make decision | 2/29 | 7 | 4/44 | 9 |
| Felt pressured to enrol | 10/29 | 34 | 13/44 | 30 |
| Level of comfort | ||||
| Made an informed decision | 26/29 | 90 | 40/44 | 91 |
| Comfortable with the decision | 26/29 | 90 | 41/44 | 93 |
| Calm at the time of decision | 17/29 | 59* | 41/44 | 93 |
| Understanding of decision making | ||||
| Gave consent for research, not clinical care | 27/29 | 93 | 44/44 | 100 |
| Knew purpose | 29/29 | 100 | 40/43 | 93 |
| Knew procedures | 27/29 | 93 | 36/42 | 86 |
| Knew alternatives | 22/29 | 76 | 17/32 | 53 |
| Research has risks | 15/29 | 52 | 28/42 | 67 |
| Knew could withdraw baby | 20/29 | 69 | 38/42 | 90 |
| Baby may benefit directly | 16/29 | 55 | 29/44 | 66 |
| Doctor-parent communication | ||||
| Felt comfortable to ask questions | 28/29 | 97 | 43/44 | 98 |
| Questions were answered | 28/29 | 97 | 43/44 | 98 |
| Doctor used language you understood | 24/29 | 83 | 41/44 | 93 |