Abstract :
Keywords Parent Public Involvement; Neonatal; Language; Qualitative Highlights * Parents accept uncertainty as an integral component of clinical care. * Language, format and structure of patient information sheets influence consent. * Three key aspects of language which influenced parents were words, tone, and pace. Abstract In this qualitative study exploring parent views of information about research studies, we found they accepted uncertainty as justification, and that three key aspects of language - words, tone, and pace - influence parents' decision about their baby's inclusion. We recommend parents are routinely involved in developing information materials. Author Affiliation: (a) Neonatal Medicine Research Group, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, UK (b) Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Centre for Medicine, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK (c) Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Imperial College London, London, UK * Corresponding author. Article History: Received 11 February 2022; Accepted 12 June 2022 Byline: Becky Moss [b.moss@imperial.ac.uk] (a,*), William Lammons (a), Samantha Johnson (b), Ricardo Ribas (a), Sabita Uthaya (a), Cheryl Battersby (a), Victoria Cornelius (c), Daphne Babalis (c), Neena Modi (a)