ZHOU Tian 1,2,3 , ZHAO Jianing 4 , ZHANG Jiaoyan 2,3 , ZHENG Qingyong 2,3 , SHEN Xiping 5 , TIAN Jinhui 2,3,6
  • 1. The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
  • 2. Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
  • 3. Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
  • 4. Lanzhou University First Clinical Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
  • 5. School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
  • 6. Medical Teaching and Research Center, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
TIAN Jinhui, Email: tianjh@lzu.edu.cn
Medical doctoral thesis; Informed consent; Ethics reporting status
10.7507/1672-2531.202307161
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Objective This study investigates the adherence to ethical principles in doctoral dissertations focused on human as the research subject, aiming to provide a foundation for enhancing ethical awareness among medical doctoral candidates. Methods Utilizing the Chinese database of doctoral dissertations, a total of 1 733 relevant papers published in 2021 were collected. The study compared ethical considerations among double first-class universities, other high-ranking institutions, different university types, various disciplines, diverse training orientations, enrollment types, and medical doctoral dissertations from different regions. Results In 2021, among Chinese medical doctoral dissertations involving human as the research subject, 73.34% mentioned ethical considerations, and 86.27% mentioned informed consent. Dissertations reporting ethical approval descriptions, approval numbers, ethical approvals, and informed consent constituted only 2.19%. Notably, 12.52% of medical doctoral dissertations failed to incorporate ethical considerations and informed consent details in their content. Conclusion The ethical awareness of medical doctoral candidates in China and the reporting of ethical information in their dissertations require urgent enhancement and improvement.

Citation： ZHOU Tian, ZHAO Jianing, ZHANG Jiaoyan, ZHENG Qingyong, SHEN Xiping, TIAN Jinhui. Analysis of ethical reporting of medical doctoral dissertations of 2021 in China. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2024, 24(3): 348-354. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202307161 Copy

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