| Children | Excluded from Participation |
| Pregnant
women/fetuses/neonates | Excluded from Participation |
| Prisoners | Excluded from Participation |
| Adults lacking capacity to consent and/or
adults with diminished capacity to consent, including, but not limited to,
those with acute medical conditions, psychiatric disorders, neurologic
disorders, developmental disorders, and behavioral disorders | Excluded from Participation |
| Individual or group that is approached for
participation in research during a stressful situation such as emergency room
setting, childbirth (labor), etc. | Excluded from Participation |
| Non-English speakers | Included/Allowed to Participate |
| Those unable to read (illiterate) | Included/Allowed to Participate |
| Employees of the researcher | Included/Allowed to Participate |
| Students of the researcher | Included/Allowed to Participate |
| Undervalued or disenfranchised social group | Included/Allowed to Participate |
| Active members of the military (service
members), DoD personnel (including civilian employees) | Included/Allowed to Participate |
| Individual or group that is disadvantaged in
the distribution of social goods and services such as income, housing, or
healthcare. | Included/Allowed to Participate |
| Individual or group with a serious health
condition for which there are no satisfactory standard treatments. | Included/Allowed to Participate |
| Individual or group with a fear of negative
consequences for not participating in the research (e.g.
institutionalization, deportation, disclosure of stigmatizing behavior). | Included/Allowed to Participate |
| Any other circumstance/dynamic
that could increase vulnerability to coercion or exploitation that might
influence consent to research or decision to continue in research. | Included/Allowed to Participate |