Research and the Frail Elderly: Ethical and Methodological Issues in Controlled Social Experiments.

Yordi, Cathleen L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ259084

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Publication Date: 1982-Feb

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Research and the Frail Elderly: Ethical and Methodological Issues in Controlled Social Experiments.

Yordi, Cathleen L.; And Others

Gerontologist, v22 n1 p72-77 Feb 1982

Addresses a number of ethical and methodological issues related to research involving vulnerable populations such as the frail elderly, when the research design calls for a control or nonintervention group. Techniques are presented for building a "limited" service component into the research design. (Author)

Descriptors: Control Groups, Ethics, Guidelines, Individual Needs, Needs Assessment, Older Adults, Participant Characteristics, Research Design, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Social Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Language: English

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