caa a22 4500 605545014 CHVBK 20210128100934.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10897-014-9763-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10897-014-9763-y Informed Consent Form Challenges for Genetic Research in a Developing Arab Country with High Risk for Genetic Disease [Elektronische Daten] [Satish Nair, Halah Ibrahim] The prevalence of genetic disease is high in the Middle East, particularly in the United Arab Emirates. Our study assesses the information provided in, and the readability ease of, informed consent forms (ICF) for genetic research studies. A multicenter retrospective cross-sectional review of 54 ICFs was conducted to assess compliance by comparing them with standard good clinical practice guidelines for developing consent forms. Readability of the forms was determined using the Flesch-Kincaid scale. Overall Good Clinical Practice compliance for the ICFs averaged at 63%. Information regarding privacy, confidentiality, specimen collection and storage were absent from the majority of the ICFs. Readability ease score was low (36.7 ± 4.6) and required college-level (11.8 ± 1.4) reading skills to understand the information. Our study highlights the need to improve the readability and information contained in the ICFs for genetic research studies in our setting. Our findings may be generalized to similar cultures in the Middle East and Asia. National Society of Genetic Counselors, Inc., 2014 Informed consent nationallicence Readability nationallicence Good clinical practice compliance nationallicence Genetic research nationallicence Nair Satish Department of Academic Affairs, Medical Affairs, Tawam Hospital-In Affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine (USA), Post Box 15258, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates aut Ibrahim Halah Department of Academic Affairs, Medical Affairs, Tawam Hospital-In Affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine (USA), Post Box 15258, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates aut Journal of Genetic Counseling Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 24/2(2015-04-01), 294-299 1059-7700 24:2<294 2015 24 10897 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-014-9763-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-014-9763-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nair Satish Department of Academic Affairs, Medical Affairs, Tawam Hospital-In Affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine (USA), Post Box 15258, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ibrahim Halah Department of Academic Affairs, Medical Affairs, Tawam Hospital-In Affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine (USA), Post Box 15258, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Genetic Counseling Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 24/2(2015-04-01), 294-299 1059-7700 24:2<294 2015 24 10897