Nih has set forth guidelines on the inclusion of women and members of minority groups and their subpopulations in biomedical and behavioral human subject research. this inclusion is to ensure that:

Answer

Research is carried out in a manner sufficient to elicit information about diverse gender, racial and ethnic groups that constitute the U.S. population.

Explanation:

Women and minorities in the study population must be in the same proportions as in the U.S. population having the disease entity being studied.

The policy for Inclusion states that "If a study of only one gender or minority group or subpopulation is proposed, there must be a scientific justification for limiting the diversity of the study population".

This could apply to a high prevalence of the condition for a group, unique disease characteristics, or gaps in knowledge in the selected population for research.

The answer is to ensure valid analyses of differences in intervention effects can be accomplished. This is why Nih set forth guidelines on the inclusion of women and members of minority groups.

EXPLANATION

In research, there are inclusion and inclusion criteria. The researchers must specify the exclusion and inclusion criteria in order to choose the participant in research. Inclusion criteria itself means that the researchers make criteria on what the subjects will have to be if they are going to be included in the research. Meanwhile, the exclusion criteria mean that there are characteristics that eliminate prospective subjects to participate in research.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria are written in a positive way. The simpler way to understand this is that if a person fulfills the inclusion criteria, then they are allowed to participate in a study. If a person has exclusion criteria, then the person is not allowed to participate in the study.  

The criteria in the inclusion and exclusion criteria include a lot of things, such as race, sex, age, ethnicity, type of disease, emotional condition, medical condition, previous medical history, and also psychosocial conditions.  

Inclusion and exclusion criteria are usually meant to make sure of the participant’s safety during the research, minimize withdrawal, minimize costs, provide data of subject appropriateness, and also to ensure there will be valid analyses of differences in the study. This is why Nih has subject inclusion to make valid analyses of differences in intervention effects.

LEARN MORE

If you’re interested in learning more about this topic, we recommend you to also take a look at the following questions:

Researcher’s concern in a study:

The group of participants that are included in a study:

KEYWORD: inclusion, subject, research, criteria, exclusion

Subject: Social Studies

Class: 10-12

Subchapter: Inclusion criteria