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Hello Dr. MEL, I am confused by the ethical rules of evaluation designs. For example, if we separate older adults into a comparison group and an experiment group to see the influence of OAA, is it ethical to exclude older adults in the comparison group from the OAA scheme?

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Hubert

28 July 2022

Hello Dr. MEL, I am confused by the ethical rules of evaluation designs. For example, if we separate older adults into a comparison group and an experiment group to see the influence of OAA, is it ethical to exclude older adults in the comparison group from the OAA scheme?

Hello Dr. MEL, I am confused by the ethical rules of evaluation designs. For example, if we separate older adults into a comparison group and an experiment group to see the influence of OAA, is it ethical to exclude older adults in the comparison group from the OAA scheme?

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Herman

28 July 2022

Thanks for your interest.

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Hubert

28 July 2022

I see. Thank you for this information.

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Herman

28 July 2022

You may seek the consent of participants and make sure their participation is voluntary If you are going to conduct a comparison evaluation. Besides you also have to get an application for ethics approval from the agency review board. You may also try another method if it’s effective with lower risk.

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