O consentimento informado consiste em um processo capaz de informar o participante de pesquisa sobre as intervenções médicas previstas a serem aplicadas no decorrer do estudo e faz com que este participe ativamente no processo de tomada de decisão. O Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido (TCLE) caracteriza-se por ser um documento explicativo, de forma escrita, no qual são abordadas informações referentes ao projeto de pesquisa, com o objetivo de garantir a voluntariedade do indivíduo. A qualidade do TCLE em pesquisa clínica é determinada pelo grau de compreensão que os participantes desenvolvem durante o processo de consentimento informado. O objetivo deste estudo consiste em avaliar o processo de consentimento dos participantes de pesquisa clínica. Trata-se de um estudo híbrido, com coleta prospectiva. Para o seu desenvolvimento dividiu-se nas seguintes fases: Elaboração e validação do formulário, Treinamento da Equipe de Entrevistadores, Estudo Piloto, Coleta de Dados e Avaliação da Legibilidade dos TCLEs. Foi realizada análise descritiva dos dados e comparação entre as variáveis por meio de análises univariadas. Dos 70 participantes que compuseram a amostra, 83% eram mulheres, a média de idade foi de 46,7 anos (S ±13.99 anos), 55,7% eram brancos, 45,75% casados, 52,9% analfabetos ou com ensino fundamental, 49,3% economicamente ativos e renda média de 1496,2 reais. Dos participantes, 35,7% desconheciam o tipo de estudo que participavam 38,6% não sabiam contar sobre a pesquisa que participavam, 64,7% não receberam informações referentes a outros tipos de tratamento, 62,7% não tinham informações sobre indenização, 66,2% não leram todo o TCLE antes de assinar, 86,8% relataram que o documento foi fácil de ser lido, 62,2% acharam o documento longo. Após o cálculo do ILFK dos 12 TCLEs analisados, 100% apresentaram valor de 0 a 30, considerado como leitura muito difícil. É de suma importância incentivar o desenvolvimento de estudos nacionais que avaliem a percepção dos participantes de pesquisa quanto aos seus direitos e a criação de instrumentos que possibilitem essa verificação na população brasileira / Informed consent consists a process that is able to inform, the research participant, of the planned medical interventions to be apply during the course of the study, and actively participate in the decision-making process. The Informed Consent Form (ICF) characterized by being an explanatory document, in written form, in which information about the research project is addressed, with the purpose of guaranteeing the individual\'s willingness. The quality of ICF in clinical research determined by the degree of understanding that participants develop during the informed consent process. The objective of this study is to evaluate the consent process of clinical research participants. It is a hybrid study, with prospective collection. For its development, it divided into the following phases: Elaboration and validation of the form, Training of the Team of Interviewers, Pilot Study, Data Collection and Evaluation of the Readability of ICF. A descriptive analysis of the data and a comparison between the variables performed using univariate analyses. Of the 70 participants, 83% were women, mean age was 46,7 years (S ± 13.99 years), 55,7% were white, 45,75% married, 52,9% illiterate or basic education, 49,3% economically active and average income of 1496,2 Reais. Of the participants, 35,7% didn\'t know the type of study they participated in, 38,6% didn\'t know about the research they participated, 64,7% didn\'t receive information regarding other types of treatment, 62,7% didn\'t have information about compensation, 66,2% didn\'t read the entire ICF before signing, 86,8% reported that the document was easy to read, 62,2% found the document long. After the ILFK calculation of the 12 ICF analysed, 100% presented values from 0 to 30, considered as very difficult reading. It is extremely important to encourage the development of national studies that evaluate the perception of research participants regarding their rights and the creation of instruments that enable such verification in the Brazilian population

O consentimento informado consiste em um processo capaz de informar o participante de pesquisa sobre as intervenções médicas previstas a serem aplicadas no decorrer do estudo e faz com que este participe ativamente no processo de tomada de decisão. O Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido (TCLE) caracteriza-se por ser um documento explicativo, de forma escrita, no qual são abordadas informações referentes ao projeto de pesquisa, com o objetivo de garantir a voluntariedade do indivíduo. A qualidade do TCLE em pesquisa clínica é determinada pelo grau de compreensão que os participantes desenvolvem durante o processo de consentimento informado. O objetivo deste estudo consiste em avaliar o processo de consentimento dos participantes de pesquisa clínica. Trata-se de um estudo híbrido, com coleta prospectiva. Para o seu desenvolvimento dividiu-se nas seguintes fases: Elaboração e validação do formulário, Treinamento da Equipe de Entrevistadores, Estudo Piloto, Coleta de Dados e Avaliação da Legibilidade dos TCLEs. Foi realizada análise descritiva dos dados e comparação entre as variáveis por meio de análises univariadas. Dos 70 participantes que compuseram a amostra, 83% eram mulheres, a média de idade foi de 46,7 anos (S ±13.99 anos), 55,7% eram brancos, 45,75% casados, 52,9% analfabetos ou com ensino fundamental, 49,3% economicamente ativos e renda média de 1496,2 reais. Dos participantes, 35,7% desconheciam o tipo de estudo que participavam 38,6% não sabiam contar sobre a pesquisa que participavam, 64,7% não receberam informações referentes a outros tipos de tratamento, 62,7% não tinham informações sobre indenização, 66,2% não leram todo o TCLE antes de assinar, 86,8% relataram que o documento foi fácil de ser lido, 62,2% acharam o documento longo. Após o cálculo do ILFK dos 12 TCLEs analisados, 100% apresentaram valor de 0 a 30, considerado como leitura muito difícil. É de suma importância incentivar o desenvolvimento de estudos nacionais que avaliem a percepção dos participantes de pesquisa quanto aos seus direitos e a criação de instrumentos que possibilitem essa verificação na população brasileira / Informed consent consists a process that is able to inform, the research participant, of the planned medical interventions to be apply during the course of the study, and actively participate in the decision-making process. The Informed Consent Form (ICF) characterized by being an explanatory document, in written form, in which information about the research project is addressed, with the purpose of guaranteeing the individual\'s willingness. The quality of ICF in clinical research determined by the degree of understanding that participants develop during the informed consent process. The objective of this study is to evaluate the consent process of clinical research participants. It is a hybrid study, with prospective collection. For its development, it divided into the following phases: Elaboration and validation of the form, Training of the Team of Interviewers, Pilot Study, Data Collection and Evaluation of the Readability of ICF. A descriptive analysis of the data and a comparison between the variables performed using univariate analyses. Of the 70 participants, 83% were women, mean age was 46,7 years (S ± 13.99 years), 55,7% were white, 45,75% married, 52,9% illiterate or basic education, 49,3% economically active and average income of 1496,2 Reais. Of the participants, 35,7% didn\'t know the type of study they participated in, 38,6% didn\'t know about the research they participated, 64,7% didn\'t receive information regarding other types of treatment, 62,7% didn\'t have information about compensation, 66,2% didn\'t read the entire ICF before signing, 86,8% reported that the document was easy to read, 62,2% found the document long. After the ILFK calculation of the 12 ICF analysed, 100% presented values from 0 to 30, considered as very difficult reading. It is extremely important to encourage the development of national studies that evaluate the perception of research participants regarding their rights and the creation of instruments that enable such verification in the Brazilian population

Instances of fraudulent acts are often headline news in the popular press in South Africa. Increasingly, these press reports point to the government tender process as being the main enabler used by the perpetrators committing the fraud. The cause of the tender fraud problem is confidentiality breach of information. This is accomplished, in part, by compromising the tender information contained in the government information system. This results in the biased award of a tender. Typically, the information in the tender process should be used to make decisions about a tender’s specifications, solicitation, evaluation and adjudication. The sharing of said information to unauthorised persons can be used to manipulate and corrupt the process. This in turn corrupts the tender process by awarding a tender to an unworthy recipient. This research studies the generic steps in the tender process to understand how information is used to corrupt the tender process. It proposes that conflict of interest, together with a lack of information confidentiality in the information system, paves the way for possible tender fraud. Thereafter, a system of internal controls is examined within the South African government as well as in foreign countries to investigate measures taken to reduce the breach of confidential information in the tender process. By referring to the Common Criteria Security Model, various critical security areas within the tender process are identified. This measure is assisted with the ISO/IEC 27002 (2005) standard which has guiding principles for the management of confidential information. Thereafter, an information security policy,the Chinese Wall Model will be discussed as a means of reducing instances where conflict of interest may occur. Finally, an adapted Chinese Wall Model, which includes elements of the tender process, is presented as a way of reducing fraud in the government tender process. Finally, the research objective of this study is presented in the form of Critical Success Factors that aid in reducing the breach of confidential information in the tender process. As a consequence, tender fraud is reduced. These success factors have a direct and serious impact on the effectiveness of the Chinese Wall Model to secure the confidentiality of tender information. The proposed Critical Success Factors include: the Sanitisation Policy Document, an Electronic Document Management System, the Tender Evaluation Ethics Document, the Audit Trail Log and the Chinese Wall Model Prosecution Register.