Description
Count distinct required disclosure fields present and missing.
Research ethics review involves evidence, participants, governance and context as well as record completeness. Role counts, disclosure presence and weighted criterion terms can organize supplied assertions; a complete checklist or numerical score does not itself determine ethical acceptability or valid authority.
Count distinct required disclosure fields present and missing.
When to use this tool
Use Disclosure Minimum Field Count when checking the stated research-review record, role, disclosure or criterion convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter requiredFields, disclosedFields. Follow any array-alignment requirements below. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read requiredCount, presentCount, missingCount. Use the output convention below.
Count distinct required disclosure fields present and missing. Deduplicate required labels, compare with disclosedFields and return counts for required, present and missing sets.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| requiredFields | Required Fields | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| disclosedFields | Disclosed Fields | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| requiredCount | Required Count | Required. Safe integer. |
| presentCount | Present Count | Required. Safe integer. |
| missingCount | Missing Count | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"requiredFields": [
"purpose",
"risk"
],
"disclosedFields": [
"purpose"
]
},
"output": {
"requiredCount": 2,
"presentCount": 1,
"missingCount": 1
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Field presence does not establish truthful disclosure, participant comprehension or valid consent.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review the original protocol, evidence and governance requirements with the responsible ethics body and qualified professionals for substantive decisions.
References
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