Table 3 Questionnaire’s answers.
From: Professional and academic profile of the Brazilian research ethics committees
Question | Answer | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Who defines the members | Institution | 32 | 38.1 |
Members | 16 | 19 | |
Institution + Member + Coordinator | 12 | 14.3 | |
Criteria for defining the members | Time availability | 16 | 19 |
Research experience | 13 | 15.5 | |
Time availability and research experience | 25 | 29.8 | |
Knowledge on the REC/CONEP system | 2 | 2.4 | |
Research experience and bioethics | 2 | 2.4 | |
Hard to get | Community representative | 41 | 48.8 |
Social Sciences and Humanities | 13 | 15.5 | |
Community and Social Sciences and Humanities | 12 | 14.3 | |
Difficulties to participate in the REC | Lack of time | 29 | 34.5 |
Lack of time and institutional incentive | 12 | 14.3 | |
Lack of time and interest | 8 | 9.5 | |
No score on curriculum (associated values) | 21 | 28.8 | |
Adapting the REC’s composition to the standards | Easy. The rules are compatible with the institutional and professional reality of the REC | 28 | 33.3 |
Difficulty to find member for some categories | 22 | 26.2 | |
Difficulty due to lack of interest or possibility to participate in the REC | 15 | 17.9 | |
Meeting the deadlines of CNS OS 001/13 | Easy. Deadlines compatible with the REC’s composition and profile | 49 | 58.3 |
Difficulty to meet deadlines in the analysis of specific areas | 14 | 16.7 | |
Difficult. The deadlines are not compatible with the number of REC members | 8 | 9.5 | |
Composition suitable for accreditation | Yes | 34 | 40.5 |
No | 13 | 15.5 | |
The REC is not interested in the accreditation | 15 | 17.9 | |
The REC is adapting itself for the accreditation process | 14 | 16.7 | |
Suiting the composition to CNS Res 506/16 | Easy. The rules are compatible with the institutional and professional reality of the REC | 28 | 33.3 |
Difficult. The rules are not compatible with the institutional and professional reality of the REC | 22 | 26.2 | |
Difficulty due to the professionals’ lack of interest or possibility of participating in the REC | 13 | 15.5 | |
Operational and financial difficulty | 3 | 3.6 | |
Suitable for reviewing SSH research | Yes | 64 | 76.2 |
No | 8 | 9.5 | |
The REC is still adapting itself to review projects in this field | 7 | 8.3 | |
Suiting the REC’s composition to the CNS Res 510/16 | Easy. The rules are compatible with the institutional and professional reality of the members | 50 | 59.5 |
Operational difficulty. The rules are not compatible with the institutional and professional reality of the members | 13 | 15.5 | |
Difficulty due to the professionals’ lack of interest or possibility of participating in the REC | 11 | 13.1 |