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Noroozi M, Shamsi Gooshki E, Saeedi Tehrani S, Bahmani F, Forouzandeh M, Biroudian S, et al . Evaluation of Regional and Institutional Research Ethics Committees’ Effectiveness in Iran: Results from a Study Using a Self-Assessment Tool. IJMEHM 2023; 16 (1 and 1) : 17
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Mahshad Noroozi1 
, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki2 , Saeedeh Saeedi Tehrani1 , Fatemeh Bahmani1 , Mina Forouzandeh1 , Saeed Biroudian1 , Nazila Nikravan Fard3 , Mahshad Goharimehr4 , Akram Hashemi * 5
, Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki2 , Saeedeh Saeedi Tehrani1 , Fatemeh Bahmani1 , Mina Forouzandeh1 , Saeed Biroudian1 , Nazila Nikravan Fard3 , Mahshad Goharimehr4 , Akram Hashemi * 5
1- Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran, Iran; Lecturer, Monash Bioethics Center, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
3- MD, Expert of the National Committee for Ethics in Biomedical Research Deputy of Reserch and Technology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
4- PhD Candidate, Department of Health and Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5- Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran, Iran; Lecturer, Monash Bioethics Center, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
3- MD, Expert of the National Committee for Ethics in Biomedical Research Deputy of Reserch and Technology, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
4- PhD Candidate, Department of Health and Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5- Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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The research activities of developing countries have increased over the last two decades. The expansion and decentralization of ethics committees necessitates appropriate performance evaluation. In 2023, a cross-sectional study was carried out on the Iranian research ethics Committees using the checklist called "Research Ethics Committee Self-Assessment Tool". The checklist was translated into Persian and revised based on the opinions of research ethics experts and the approved “regulation of establishment, grading, and description of duties for research ethics committees”. The electronic checklist was sent to the senior members of 269 research ethics committees. After gathering the data, it was analyzed using SPSS software. The response rate was 83%. The average overall score was 152.11 ± 25.173, or 69.14% of the maximum. The two sections (including continuing review (monitoring) and committee resources received less than 50% of the average score. The 138 research ethics committee scores were excellent and 85 committees were in the good range. The findings revealed that average scores are influenced by activity years, the number of monthly meetings, the presence of an approved annual budget, an approved quality improvement program, and having specific administrative staff. Completing the self-evaluation tool can raise the National Committee authorities' awareness about the adherence of the research ethics committees to the imperative standards. It can also lead to each committee's awareness of its strengths and challenges. Revision of national regulations governing the establishment, grading, and description of committee duties and then future self-evaluation can facilitate upgrading and improving the performance of ethics committees.
Article number: 17
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Ethics in Research
Received: 2024/01/13 | Accepted: 2024/03/12 | Published: 2023/03/30
Received: 2024/01/13 | Accepted: 2024/03/12 | Published: 2023/03/30
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