informed-consent

Draft informed consent documents and processes for qualitative research.

20|6|Updated Aug 2, 2025
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Skill: informed-consent
Source: https://github.com/MattArtzAnthro/AI-Anthropology-Toolkit/tree/main/skills/informed-consent
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/MattArtzAnthro/AI-Anthropology-Toolkit --skill informed-consent

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps researchers design robust, ethically sound, and culturally appropriate informed consent processes and documents for qualitative and anthropological research, ensuring compliance and participant understanding.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Process Design: Guides the selection of appropriate consent modes (written, verbal, tiered, community-based) based on research context, methods, and participant population.
  • Document Drafting: Assists in writing clear, plain-language consent forms, information sheets, oral consent scripts, and media consent clauses.
  • Cultural Adaptation: Provides strategies for adapting consent to diverse cultural norms, literacy levels, and power dynamics.
  • Use Case: A researcher planning an interview study with a low-literacy population in a non-Western context can use this Skill to develop a verbal consent process with an illustrated information sheet and an appropriate documentation strategy for their IRB.

Quick Start

Use the informed-consent skill to draft a consent form for a study involving audio recordings of interviews with adults.

Frequently Asked Questions about informed-consent

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I design an informed consent process for qualitative research?

To design an informed consent process for qualitative research, select appropriate consent modes like written, verbal, or community-based approaches tailored to your research context, methods, and participant population.

What is the best way to write a consent form for anthropological research?

Writing a consent form for anthropological research requires clear, plain-language drafting of consent forms, information sheets, and oral scripts that adhere to ethical guidelines and regulatory frameworks like the U.S. Common Rule and TCPS 2.

How do I adapt informed consent for low-literacy populations and diverse cultural norms?

Adapt informed consent for low-literacy populations by developing verbal consent processes and illustrated information sheets, applying cultural adaptation strategies to respect diverse norms, literacy levels, and power dynamics.

When do I need to use verbal consent scripts instead of written consent forms?

Verbal consent scripts are needed instead of written consent forms when conducting qualitative research with low-literacy populations or in cultural contexts where written documentation is inappropriate, ensuring ethical compliance and participant understanding.

Does this approach to research ethics support tiered and community-based consent?

Yes, this approach to research ethics supports tiered and community-based consent, guiding the selection of appropriate consent modes based on specific participant populations, research methods, and cultural contexts.

Can I draft media consent clauses for audio recordings of interviews?

Yes, you can draft media consent clauses for audio recordings of interviews, as the process includes writing clear, plain-language consent forms, information sheets, and specific media consent clauses for adult participants.