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Table 4 Categories and subcategories identified in the analysis

From: Challenges regarding informed consent in recruitment to clinical research: a qualitative study of clinical research nurses’ experiences

Categories

Subcategories

Threats to voluntariness

Rushed decision-making process

Overloaded with information

The physician’s influence

Disagreement within the family

Unrealistic hope for therapeutic benefits

Perceived insufficient knowledge to provide information

Complexity of roles

Measures to safeguard voluntariness

Time to consider participation

Advocacy and engagement

Inclusion of vulnerable groups

Questionable exclusion of certain groups

Language barriers

Impaired cognitive ability

Worries about insufficient inclusion